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General Category => Politics => Topic started by: therealjr on March 26, 2014, 06:39:55 PM

Title: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: therealjr on March 26, 2014, 06:39:55 PM: LBC are hosting a debate tonight between Clegg and Farage on whether we should be in or out of Europe. Nothing wrong with that. Sky have evidently jumped on the bandwagon and will be broadcasting it on tv. Again nothing much wrong with that, apart from the fact that they have a 'people's panel' of voters to judge who has won. In the Farage corner 2 white Anglo-Saxon (probably Protestant) males. In the Clegg corner a female French student and a Polish gardener!!!
Not what you would call balanced!!!
Title: Re: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: Pete on March 27, 2014, 07:07:13 PM: I think Farage beats Clegg easily.
Title: Re: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: Old Cruser on March 27, 2014, 07:12:48 PM: It appears the others thought the same Pete.
Title: Re: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: Scimitar on March 27, 2014, 07:41:13 PM: Quote from: Pete on March 27, 2014, 07:07:13 PM
I think Farage beats Clegg easily.
As a debate?
Or a future UK political party?
Title: Re: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: Pete on March 27, 2014, 07:45:55 PM: I meant in the debate.

I don't know enough of UKIP's policies to comment on the second point.
Title: Re: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: Old Cruser on March 27, 2014, 07:56:39 PM: I agree with some of their policies but they seem a bit un-hinged at times so doubt I would give them my vote
Title: Re: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: Fly on March 27, 2014, 08:54:18 PM: I haven't seen the debate, and I also don't think enough people will vote for the UKIP party to make them a major contender in any future elections. Bit like the Monster Raving Loony Party, nice try, but no.
Title: Re: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: hifimad on March 28, 2014, 12:40:54 AM: Quote from: Pete on March 27, 2014, 07:45:55 PM
I meant in the debate.

I don't know enough of UKIP's policies to comment on the second point.
i do know they are against gay marriage, so does that mean people should be sombre when getting married
Title: Re: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: Old Cruser on March 28, 2014, 10:16:36 AM: Quote from: hifimad on March 28, 2014, 12:40:54 AM
i do know they are against gay marriage, so does that mean people should be sombre when getting married

;D Do they have gay people in their ?
Title: Re: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: Pete on March 28, 2014, 01:45:36 PM: I've just read the Wikipedia page for Farage and the page for UKIP - and also a blog post about Farage.

Although there are some good points in UKIP's philosophy there are many overwhelming reasons why I will never vote for them. TBH I don't have much time for the Tory party, but from my political viewpoint UKIP are 100 times worse than the Tories.

These are worth a read:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKIP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKIP)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Farage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Farage)

http://bit.ly/1qgO2is (http://bit.ly/1qgO2is) blog
Title: Re: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: Old Cruser on March 28, 2014, 03:30:49 PM: Quote from: Old Cruser on March 28, 2014, 10:16:36 AM
;D Do they have gay people in their ? SHOULD HAVE READ PARTY :-[
Title: Re: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: Slacker on March 28, 2014, 06:38:37 PM: As I said on facebook, political equivalent of 3rd& 4th play-offs in the World Cup
Title: Re: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: Pete on March 31, 2014, 05:45:25 PM: There's a program about Farage on Channel 4 tonight at 7.30.

I suggest anyone who is interested in him/UKIP should watch this - expect a few eye-openers...
Title: Re: Clegg v Farage Sky just a tad biased?
Post by: Old Cruser on March 31, 2014, 06:30:29 PM: Not that interested him TBH Pete, but might just record it and have a deco later