Read about the party leader election debates held during the 2010 general election.
Left Foot Forward has an eye-catching headline today: 2010 will be the “television election” say social media experts, and in some ways it’s certainly a welcome change for internet pundits to be talking down rather than talking up an imminent internet-fuelled revolution in British political campaigning. However, I think the post (or rather the people … Read the full post »
Despite some alarms along the way, the rules are now set for the first-ever head-to-head general election debates in the UK a mere 46 years after the first suggestion. … Read the full post »
Which leader do you expect to gain most public support as a result of these debates, Gordon Brown, David Cameron or Nick Clegg? … Read the full post »
Iain Martin’s general election commentary for the Wall Street Journal is rapidly become a must-read due to his record of unearthing useful bits of information that shed an extra light on the big political stories. … Read the full post »
The political impact of TV debates in other Parliamentary democracies has often been more about expectations than about absolute performance. … Read the full post »
With the 2010 general election looking to be heading towards a hung Parliament according to the latest prediction we’ve published from a group of academics, how are things looking for the Liberal Democrats?
We’ve published three previews of the election: … Read the full post »
I’ve blogged quite a few times on the subject of televised debates between the main party leaders at the general election, so here’s a round-up of my posts on the matter. … Read the full post »
Perhaps not surprisingly (though I only sort of included it in my list of 10 predictions for the TV leader debates: see number 9), there is some intense debate going on over the details for the general election TV debates between Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg. … Read the full post »
Military language will be the order of the day for debate pundits. Fighting to the finish, knock out blows and accounts of who is ahead on points: deploy your military phraseology at dawn. … Read the full post »
The “worm” is an instant poll tracker which wriggles across people’s TV screens, showing the net negative or positive reaction of a small group of the public to what is happening on screen. … Read the full post »