Will you watch tonight’s debate on BBC at 7:30pm?

Whereas I, sadly, have a week old hip and too much time on my hands. Besides, I can’t quite think that weighing up the potential government is exactly a waste of my time.

M0nica

I do notintend to watch any debating matches on tv, call them what you will.

I have a life, and anytime wasted on listening to politicians, is time I can neve recover.

That’s a strange comment Monica. We’ve all got lives, but those of us who are interested enough in politics to do so make time for these things, whereas your interests lie elsewhere. Both equally valid.

I’m not interested in the smaller parties. They (SNP and Plaid) have their own elections in (?) two years. What they think/say will be irrelevant to me. Same for the Greens they can promise all sorts but will never need to be held accountable. LibDems and Reform neck & neck in overall irrelevance but obviously their parties want a handful of seats in the HoC to hold Starmer’s feet to the fire.

As ‘entertainment’ it won’t be boring. Rayner is feisty. Farage is a great communicator and Mordaunt held her own against Rayner on several occasions during PMQs.

Pass the popcorn…

Yes, I intend to watch.

I’ll be watching because I like to see and hear their words myself rather than read someone else’s spin on what was said.

I’m not interested in the smaller parties. They (SNP and Plaid) have their own elections in (?) two years

No, they have their election for Westminster on July 4th this year, just like everyone else.

What they think/say will be irrelevant to me

Not if they return sufficient MPs (and indeed MSPs and Assembly members) to influence government policy in the short or medium term.

LibDems and Reform neck & neck in overall irrelevance but obviously their parties want a handful of seats in the HoC to hold Starmer’s feet to the fire

See above re Plaid and the SNP. You are perhaps not aware that the SNP have been the third largest group in the House of Commons since 2015?

Pantglas2

I’ll be watching because I like to see and hear their words myself rather than read someone else’s spin on what was said.

At least Rhun ap Iorwerth sounds good, his accent is so much less strident than all the others!

I’m watching wish Michelle h was keeping more control. Penny mordant is adept at ignoring the mess her govt has led our country into. She’s pointing and shouting at Angela Raynor who has retaliated at times to dispute mistruths . MH should prevent this
MH has at last corrected nonsense from PMordant

On a non debate note, Penny Mordaunt’s hair is fascinating me, just watch, it doesn’t move at all when she does.

It’s handbags at dawn between Penny and Angela, screeching at each other so no one can hear anything.

Nigel is chipping in with his usual pithy comments, saying the two main leaders are just so dull,

‘At least Blair had flair!’

Casdon apologies for being superficial - is it a wig ?

It is not that I am not interested in politics I am and always have been, but the current lot in nearly all parties are such a load of dishonest shysters, all these debates will do will confirm my feeling that voting for any of them is like voting for a midden.

I will read the manifestos when they come out and may as a result vote for one party in hope, even though it will undoubtedly end in anger. The less I see and hear of the people who claim they will implement these promises, the better.

I don’t know, but it’s amazing.

Started watching. Turned off. The sign language is too distracting,

I think Penny has used a whole can of hairspray.

Germanshepherdsmum

Started watching. Turned off. The sign language is too distracting,

No sign language on my tv?

GSM BBC News has signing, BBC1 doesn’t.

I thought Blair had flair was quite funny.
I don’t think Penny Mordaunt has a wig on; I think she’s been to the hairdresser this afternoon and she’s got too much volume in her hairstyle and too much hairspray on.
Angela Raynor does have beautiful hair.

Her hair reminds me of Brigitte Macron’s at the D-day commemorations, but at least Penny isn’t wearing so much eye make-up that one wonders how she lifts her eyelids, as Mme Macron was.

Sorry, off topic I know, but these things are distractions, as are voices. I can’t listen to Angela Rayner. She may be saying wonderful things, but I am just cringing. Penny M has a nice voice.

Frankly, I’d much rather have had the old comedy programmes that this ‘debate’ is replacing.

Not bothered about her hair - but I do wish someone had told her that pointing is rude!

Some of what Nigel Farage says makes a lot of sense, i.e. dealing with crime.

Loved the last dig from Farage - autocue eh? Who knew😂

crazyH

I think Penny has used a whole can of hairspray.

How are Angela’s hair extensions holding out?
Surely there’s more to talk about than womens hair ?
I didn’t watch it as had to start cooking, but will read about it tomorrow tho am feeling more and more like Monica about it all.

It wasn’t a bedtime story but I fell asleep at 8.35 pm. Thought it was dreadful. Pretty sunset tonight….looking at clouds is much more fun.

I loved the presenter sorry can’t remember her name (Radio 4) and very much liked she didn’t stifle debate. She even let Rayner and Mordaunt go at it hammer and tongs - which the audience enjoyed and then found the Greens witty ‘oh this is very civilised isn’t it!’. 😁

Plaid were dismissive weren’t they about Labour in Wales!

And SNP did the usual ‘it’s all the fault of Westminster’. Sigh.

Farage got a round of applause on knife crime.

I thoroughly enjoyed the whole 90 minutes. And breathed a sigh of relief at the set - the BBC didn’t go for the moving cubes & lights which the ITV used, much to my distraction.