sky news debate

[Sargeant Orange]

"look we can trade insults all night paxo but the public want to hear our policies"

How hard was that to say Ed? Would have left paxo looking like a right bully

[anonymous-user]

I can't believe Kevin Maquire of the Mirror honestly suggesting Ed did well tonight.

Astonishing.

[RichB]

egor110 said:

RichB said:

Northern Munkee said:

Jesus Christ I hope he's wrong. Paxman just ripped him a new one. I can really see him protecting the UK interest in a negotiation with Salmond

Salmond would rip him in half, and as for Putin!

Wonder if paxman would be quite so hung ho with Farage?

I can't see why not. However I expect Farage would handle his responses far more confidently.

[southendpier]

egor110 said:

Wonder if paxman would be quite so hung ho with Farage?

hung Ho?
Who he?
sirry iriot

[Asterix]

egor110 said:

RichB said:

Northern Munkee said:

Jesus Christ I hope he's wrong.

Paxman just ripped him a new one. I can really see him protecting the UK interest in a negotiation with Salmond

Salmond would rip him in half, and as for Putin!

Wonder if paxman would be quite so hung ho with Farage?

Farage would be 'matter of fact' which is far harder to score points off.

Labour are a flawed party in so many ways it's easy.

[whoami]

MarshPhantom said:

rfisher said:

Millipede must be stting himself.

Why?

Now you know.

[Art0ir]

Asterix said:

Labour can't debate the key issues because the current lot actually haven't done too bad a job given the mess they inherited.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a Tory fanboy. Just seeing it from afar.

Agreed.

Any sort of polling out yet?

[egor110]

southendpier said:

egor110 said:

Wonder if paxman would be quite so hung ho with Farage?

hung Ho?
Who he?
sirry iriot

Chinese pacman

[JustinP1]

Sargeant Orange said:

"look we can trade insults all night paxo but the public want to hear our policies"

How hard was that to say Ed? Would have left paxo looking like a right bully

Exactly.

I'm no Labour fan, but appreciate that his brother was (and is I presume) articulate, calm, quick thinking, and natural, and someone I could see as PM.

Ed is none of those things to the point where his forced marches out from the lectern, clearly practiced with a trainer just don't seem 'right' when the question is "Why are you so grumpy?"

Hence the questions about his brother, which I feel are quite legitimate. I think if he was leader Labour would be looking at a majority today.

[Zod]

el stovey said:

I can't believe Kevin Maquire of the Mirror honestly suggesting Ed did well tonight.

Astonishing.

Allegra Stratton on Newsnight claimed a week n for Miliband. I think she confused what she wanted with what actually happened.

Miliband was on edge and kept saying "right?"

[Seventy]

Art0ir said:

Agreed.

Any sort of polling out yet?

54/46 Cameron for Guardian poll.

[Snozzwangler]

mcelliott said:

I didn't agree with Paxman's efforts to humiliate Milliband on a personal level. No need.

Yeah, it's an easy ride when you run a county isn't it. People take it easy on you.

[petemurphy]

JustinP1 said:

Exactly.

I'm no Labour fan, but appreciate that his brother was (and is I presume) articulate, calm, quick thinking, and natural, and someone I could see as PM.

Ed is none of those things to the point where his forced marches out from the lectern, clearly practiced with a trainer just don't seem 'right' when the question is "Why are you so grumpy?"

Hence the questions about his brother, which I feel are quite legitimate. I think if he was leader Labour would be looking at a majority today.

v interesting glowing article about his brother in the times last sunday - apparently he's gone down v well in america and is ready to take over when ed fks it up

[Ruskie]

JustinP1 said:

Sargeant Orange said:

"look we can trade insults all night paxo but the public want to hear our policies"

How hard was that to say Ed? Would have left paxo looking like a right bully

Exactly.

I'm no Labour fan, but appreciate that his brother was (and is I presume) articulate, calm, quick thinking, and natural, and someone I could see as PM.

Ed is none of those things to the point where his forced marches out from the lectern, clearly practiced with a trainer just don't seem 'right' when the question is "Why are you so grumpy?"

Hence the questions about his brother, which I feel are quite legitimate. I think if he was leader Labour would be looking at a majority today.

I agree with everything you have said. He doesn't fit the role and as staunch labour as I am even I am struggling to see me voting for him.

[toerag]

"am I tough an ass?"

[Chlamydia]

I imagine Cameron was backstage, moonwalking and giving out high fives after that abject performance by Ed.

Christ on a stick, Labour fking up their leadership election and installing the wrong Miliband brother has made it much easier for the Tories. I don't think David Miliband would have crumbled like that. I could have even voted for a Labour party led by DM - I'm terrified that a Labour party led by EM will get into power. We're fked.

[anonymous-user]

Sky media centre all saying Ed did well.

We're they expecting worse? I thought he was awful.

[Northern Munkee]

Newsnight. Totally embarrassing. Flint & Truss looking and sounding stupid.

With that tit off LBC in charge. Newsnight desperately missing Paxman.

[mcelliott]

People in the question time audience saying that Milliband came across really well. WTF!!

[Northern Munkee]

Getting spun...