LDV readers give overwhelming yes to televised leaders’ debates

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LDV readers give overwhelming yes to televised leaders’ debates

By Stephen Tall | Wed 29th October 2008 - 10:20 pm

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A couple of weeks ago, in the immediate afterglow of the three US presidential debates, Lib Dem Voice set up a poll asking: Is it now time for the UK to introduce televised debates between the major party leaders prior to a general election?

Here’s what you told us:

• Yes, it is time – 83% (248)
• No, it is not time – 15% (46)
• Don’t know – 2% (6)
Total Votes: 300. Poll ran: 17th-28th October 2008

I think that’s probably the most overwhelming result we’ve yet had from an LDV readers’ poll. Of course, the probability of Gordon Brown agreeing to share a stage with Nick Clegg or David Cameron in a televised leaders’ debate at the next general election is nothing like 83%.

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3 Comments

Steven Ronald 29th Oct '08 - 11:02pm

IS IT NOW TIME… – kind of suggests that it was previously acceptable for there to be no TV debate but that circumsatances have now change to make it acceptable…
Tim Roll-Pickering 30th Oct '08 - 1:01am

Well here’s a big question – will Nick Clegg debate with David Cameron even if Brown’s a no show?

(Alternatively a Gordon Brown impersonator could be commissioned to sit there and say nothing useful. It won’t be much different from the real thing.)
Mouse 30th Oct '08 - 8:02am

Now is the time to start the petiton on the downing st website. That is they only prressure likely to force Brown to attend.