General Election 2010 - Televised Debates
Well, we are now half way through the election campaign. Much has been made of the 1st ever UK Live televised debate. Concensus of opinion is that Nick Clegg performed very well.
This has been reflected in the opinion polls which has seen an large upsurge in support for the Liberal Democrats.
Unfortunately, for them, this will not transfer to seats in Parliament due to the UK's voting system.
I do find it rather worrying that people can be so influenced by a staged TV event rather than by actually reading party manifestos.
I bet that most people will never actually read the manifestos, so their view on who to vote for will be based largely upon who their choice of newspaper tells them to and their view of the circus that is the TV debates.
I encourage everyone to download the manifestos and make up your own mind on which party's policies are most aligned with your own views. Do not rely on media (any media) and TV debates to give you an informed opinion on the difference between them.
posted by Gareth @ 1:37 pm
2 Comments:
A very fair point but it has been argued that the surge is not just because he did well at the debate but it was the first time many people had actually been exposed to Cleggolas and more importantly his party's policies.
The two party system has been in cahoots with the media for far too long.
Simon x
Couldn't agree with that more. Don't get me wrong, I think this challenge to the domination of the big 2 is a good thing - just wish it hadn't took a tv debate to do it - although your point about exposure is a valid one.
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