tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post546776038357828688..comments2024-03-08T15:43:20.236+00:00Comments on Keynesian Liberal: Again, you pays your money...Peter Wrigleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-80679247085056915472010-04-25T23:04:54.489+01:002010-04-25T23:04:54.489+01:00Fair comment on The Sun - but then I thought most ...Fair comment on The Sun - but then I thought most intelligent people didn't take it seriously anyway ;)Chris Waleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024405242142893470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-41556464522137073922010-04-25T07:48:22.620+01:002010-04-25T07:48:22.620+01:00I take your point, Chris, that perhaps I didn'...I take your point, Chris, that perhaps I didn't watch the programme for long enough, but I do feel Murdoch is far more dangerous to our democracy than just a "convenient bogeyman to bash." For example, after the first debate, although the YouGov/Sun poll showed Clegg the clear "winner", the Sun's reportage hardly mentioned him. His organisation filters the news and tells us what he wants us to hear. <br />With all its faults the BBC does attempt to keep a balance.<br /><br />I'm naturally delighted, Jaime, that Clegg held his own in the second debate. The momentum continues, but, as Adrian Slade points out in the week's Liberal Democrat News, it has all happed before, and not just in 1974. So we're not complacent. It is, however, nice to be the centre of attention rather than trying to elbow in from the sidelines. <br /><br />I'm not as much in touch with the rest of West Yorkshire as I used to be, but those I meet are optimistic and there are, for example, great hopes that we shall now hold Leeds North East and possibly win Bradford East.Peter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-58338068606219858942010-04-23T13:49:53.526+01:002010-04-23T13:49:53.526+01:00The 2nd debate confirmed that this is a 3-way cont...The 2nd debate confirmed that this is a 3-way contest. Clegg has shown that he can more than hold his own in these debates (even on unfavourable ground: immigration, Europe etc, as last night). There is no reason why he should not perform well in the 3rd debate and I doubt if Cameron is capable of halting him. He just isn't that good.<br /><br />The interesting question is whether Lab will enter the final week clearly in third place and the LD's can squeeze their vote in the final days. This looks a serious possibility. Labour are in a precarious position and have few shots if any left in their armoury. <br /><br />What's happening on the ground in W Yorks?Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106307451408203689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-16622920373263852372010-04-23T13:10:48.060+01:002010-04-23T13:10:48.060+01:00That's because YouGov were out with the result...That's because YouGov were out with the results first - four minutes after the debate. I watched the coverage and news of the ComRes poll (which had Clegg ahead) flashed up within no more than 15 minutes of the debate's conclusion; and this morning they showed all five polls which had a mixture of results.<br /><br />I realise that Murdoch makes a convenient bogeyman to bash - but in this particular case I think you're stating a conspiracy that simply wasn't there.Chris Waleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024405242142893470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-29023307439788904872010-04-23T07:17:57.590+01:002010-04-23T07:17:57.590+01:00For some reason my system has dated this post as T...For some reason my system has dated this post as Thursday the 22nd April but it is in fact Friday the 23rd. I don't know whether the fault lies with my computer or "blogspot."Peter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.com