Foreign Policy Debate chat #29
Cameron still blinking every two seconds. Is it every time he lies.
Yearly archives: 2010
Foreign Policy Debate chat #28
Brown’s lower jaw keeps diving sideways, which is disconcerting.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #27
Sky just cut away to a line of Cameron supporters laughing manically at a shit Cameron joke. Director knew where they were and that they would be improbably splitting sides. Obvious TV audience influencing ploy.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #26
Brown and Cameron gang up on Clegg over Trident.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #25
Two unbelievably loaded questions so far. One anti-EU, one pro-invasions in the War on Terror. Both selected by Murdoch.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #24
Brown talking about going into Pakistan again.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #23
Brown setting ground to invade Somalia and Yemen. Cameron was “Blown away by the professionalism of our forces”. Yes, so were a lot of Afghan civilians.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #22
Clegg makes no attempt to undermine neo-conservative permanent war narrative. Just banging on about need to be well equipped to fight permanent war.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #21
Clegg weak on Afghanistan. Nothing on corruption of Karzai governemt, drug smuggling, etc.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #20
Sky chose very pointed worded question about invading other countries to “protect ourselves”.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #19
Gordon coming in with prepared line on “Man against boys” theme.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #18
Gordon right about Tory extreme right wing alliances – but not well put in debating terms. Then Clegg comes in and hammers it.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #17
Bit too vicious Nick. It may be true the Tories voted against cooperative powers that led to break-up of paedophile ring, but very emotive debating.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #16
Sky lead on Europe to give Cameron his big populist boost at the start. What a shock. Cameron banging on about referendum. A Tory government has never held a referendum on anything.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #15
Europe – Clegg better than Cameron, Brown very good. Both take on Europhobia head on, brave.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #14
Sky typically start with anti-EU question. Cameron “bring powers back from Europe.” He hasn’t ever voted against any of the treaties.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #13
Nick Clegg – fantastic start. No complicity in torture. No war in Iraq. Legality and human rights. Sounds like me.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #12
Cameron staring manically into camera, going for world fast-blinking record
Foreign Policy Debate chat #11
Gordon – Brave troops, terrorism blah blah resolute.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #10
International affairs – oo err missus, that’s Nick’s strong point