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The Great Debate

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Nana3 Tue 21-Jun-16 20:23:49

Are you watching The Great Debate on BBC1?
I can't imagine that people will change their minds at this late stage. Those who are undecided might find this debate useful.
However, the government have a lot to answer for by putting us in this position, we should not be having this referendum IMO.

whitewave Tue 21-Jun-16 21:03:04

They will not reduce numbers that is a fact

Alea Tue 21-Jun-16 21:03:12

Yes, varian, they ducked out of the BNP donation accusation didn't they?
Shameful.

The other week we were at the JR in a Oxford, a huge state of the art hospital,with highly trained staff and a centre of excellence. The nurses we encountered were almost universally from the EU(lovely Javier from Spain, Andrea from Italy, Eva who was certainly Eastern European ) and all brilliant! There was also a very bright junior doctor with an antipodean accent (can't say whether Australian or NZ) so this talk of discriminating against non-EU nationals is just not true.

WilmaKnickersfit Tue 21-Jun-16 21:03:13

All the things Boris rattled off could be changed by the government, it doesn't need the UK to leave the EU.

Frances is right, the Leave campaign is making no commitments about those things.

whitewave Tue 21-Jun-16 21:03:47

Stuart isn't much of it

whitewave Tue 21-Jun-16 21:04:57

Cloud cuckoo land

WilmaKnickersfit Tue 21-Jun-16 21:05:42

Just spotted that whitewave! grin

Tegan Tue 21-Jun-16 21:05:44

Why isn't Dimbleby making them answer the questions?

whitewave Tue 21-Jun-16 21:05:59

Lucas is so right

WilmaKnickersfit Tue 21-Jun-16 21:06:10

Go Caroline!

whitewave Tue 21-Jun-16 21:08:31

UKIP she is trying and failing to excuse the poster -

WilmaKnickersfit Tue 21-Jun-16 21:09:28

I didn't know Farage had apologised.

Alea Tue 21-Jun-16 21:09:42

Good choice of speakers from my point of you. Boris smirking and scoring cheap points, Leadsom sounding patronising like a girls' grammar school headmistress up against Davidson with her sound common sense and not afraid to get to the heart of the matter in a very few words, Sadiq Khan and O'Grady also putting across the concerns of working people.

whitewave Tue 21-Jun-16 21:09:49

Sainsbury chap is very measured

whitewave Tue 21-Jun-16 21:10:26

Davidson is a good debater

Anniebach Tue 21-Jun-16 21:10:40

One hour in and we hear Brexit cannot say they will bring down the number of immigrants. Why have they banged on about it for months.

And taking money from the BNP , shame on Boris, Grove & Co.

the leave lot have not made one commitment , all pie in the sky

WilmaKnickersfit Tue 21-Jun-16 21:12:17

I wish Davidson was Labour.

whitewave Tue 21-Jun-16 21:12:31

So far remain has it - a totally objective view you understand!

varian Tue 21-Jun-16 21:12:45

The commentators for Remain - Tin Farron, Sarah Woolaston, Justin Rose, Caroline Lucas and Hamza Yusef are all very impressive.

whitewave Tue 21-Jun-16 21:13:53

Read Professor what his name sir he will explain why

whitewave Tue 21-Jun-16 21:14:32

There IS no trade off stupid woman

Alea Tue 21-Jun-16 21:15:00

"Point of VIEW"!!

whitewave Tue 21-Jun-16 21:16:21

Yes go girl!!

WilmaKnickersfit Tue 21-Jun-16 21:16:39

Does Stuart not realise that the UK trades with many more countries outside the EU than any other country? The UK is the most globalised trading country in the EU.

whitewave Tue 21-Jun-16 21:16:50

That is a disgraceful lie

WilmaKnickersfit Tue 21-Jun-16 21:18:07

Those 5 presidents don't legislate for us.