Leadership debate

I still say voting in our own interests is selfish. do pensioners for example not care for the welfare of the ecomony, do unemployed not care about education ? Is this selfish attitude how we run our country,
Can anyone tell me why we cant have a government made up representatives from all the parties. Why do we have to be one or the other.
Why cant we have a government made up of responsible academics who are non political?

Nevertheless, Grumppa it is the women who are talking reasonably and not posturing. It's refreshing to hear what they have to say.

There is a school of thought that says that we should vote in our own interests - that this is the point of democracy. Each person votes for what is best for them, and we therefore finish up with the best result for the most people. Not sure I subscribe to this view, but I can see where it is coming from.

I definitely do not have the debate on!

just let me find that pin

That's what I supposed Grannytwice, but it could have been delayed applause for the ghastly Farage.

As for the women winning....... Let's just say I didn't think the debate was meant to be a battle of the sexes.

Leanne Woods got first applause of evening for rounding on NF's cheap disgraceful shot at foreign born people with HIV

ive got the debate on in the background I cant concentrate on such stuff, adults who just call each other names. In 100 years they will be debating similar issues. I cant decide who to vote for. think I will just take a pin and stick it in.

To be honest how do you decide who to vote for, most people Ive talked to either vote for who their father voted for, ie my mother votes labour because her family were miners etc she never thinks for herself.
Others vote because of their own circumstances, ie; they are pensioners so they vote for the party that has promised to help pensioners. Is that not a selfish way to vote, should we not be standing back and looking from a distance and thinking we should vote for the party who will get the economy right because if the economy is strong then we can afford to give the poorer more. I for one would note care if joe blogs has a low paid job/zero hours/no pension etc if the economy is strong, we must surely look beyond our personal interests.
Is looking beyond our own interests wrong or should I just stick a pin in/not vote at all.