The UK election thread

[RuleBritannia]

If you go here and click on "Live Voter Reaction" under the video, you can see the opinion bars go up and down.

[RuleBritannia]

Nick Clegg just lost serious points with me over the pope issue.

[Rum]

Thought it went less well than the first one. Too much easy point scoring and bickering and not enough on policy.

Switched off as a result.

[RuleBritannia]

YouGov poll on who won the debate:

36% Cameron
32% Clegg
29% Brown

[Wasted Tourist]

Brown steamrollered this debate, Cameron looked like he wanted to throw in the towel at the end.

Cameron used the Pope question to suck up to religious types, while the other two were unequivocal in their opposition to the Pope's views. I actually disagree with some of the secular groups denying his freedom of movement, which doesn't seem to have any rational basis.

[RuleBritannia]

Brown steamrollered this debate, Cameron looked like he wanted to throw in the towel at the end.

Cameron used the Pope question to suck up to religious types, while the other two were unequivocal in their opposition to the Pope's views. I actually disagree with some of the secular groups denying his freedom of movement, which doesn't seem to have any rational basis.

The secular groups aren't saying he can't come to Britain, they're saying the tax payer shouldn't pay for it.

[Wasted Tourist]

Brown steamrollered this debate, Cameron looked like he wanted to throw in the towel at the end.

Cameron used the Pope question to suck up to religious types, while the other two were unequivocal in their opposition to the Pope's views. I actually disagree with some of the secular groups denying his freedom of movement, which doesn't seem to have any rational basis.

The secular groups aren't saying he can't come to Britain, they're saying the tax payer shouldn't pay for it.

Why? Because his place of work is loaded? Were the secular groups complaining with the wealthy author Salman Rushdie had tax funded protection for his freedoms?

[RuleBritannia]

Brown steamrollered this debate, Cameron looked like he wanted to throw in the towel at the end.

Cameron used the Pope question to suck up to religious types, while the other two were unequivocal in their opposition to the Pope's views. I actually disagree with some of the secular groups denying his freedom of movement, which doesn't seem to have any rational basis.

The secular groups aren't saying he can't come to Britain, they're saying the tax payer shouldn't pay for it.

Why? Because his place of work is loaded? Were the secular groups complaining with the wealthy author Salman Rushdie had tax funded protection for his freedoms?

Salman Rushdie is British citizen who had fatwā issued aginst is life, it's not even close to a comparison.

[Wasted Tourist]

Brown steamrollered this debate, Cameron looked like he wanted to throw in the towel at the end.

Cameron used the Pope question to suck up to religious types, while the other two were unequivocal in their opposition to the Pope's views. I actually disagree with some of the secular groups denying his freedom of movement, which doesn't seem to have any rational basis.

The secular groups aren't saying he can't come to Britain, they're saying the tax payer shouldn't pay for it.

Why? Because his place of work is loaded? Were the secular groups complaining with the wealthy author Salman Rushdie had tax funded protection for his freedoms?

Salman Rushdie is British citizen who had fatwā issued aginst is life, it's not even close to a comparison.

Well I agree, but there isn't a case for either men's freedom to be compromised, and the law and government should protect that freedom by applying universal rules, rules apply to everyone, regardless of whether or not you happen to disagree with them , which is really what this whole shebang is about.

[RuleBritannia]

Brown steamrollered this debate, Cameron looked like he wanted to throw in the towel at the end.

Cameron used the Pope question to suck up to religious types, while the other two were unequivocal in their opposition to the Pope's views. I actually disagree with some of the secular groups denying his freedom of movement, which doesn't seem to have any rational basis.

The secular groups aren't saying he can't come to Britain, they're saying the tax payer shouldn't pay for it.

Why? Because his place of work is loaded? Were the secular groups complaining with the wealthy author Salman Rushdie had tax funded protection for his freedoms?

Salman Rushdie is British citizen who had fatwā issued aginst is life, it's not even close to a comparison.

Well I agree, but there isn't a case for either men's freedom to be compromised, and the law and government should protect that freedom by applying universal rules, rules apply to everyone, regardless of whether or not you happen to disagree with them , which is really what this whole shebang is about.

What freedoms? No one is saying that the pope can't come here.

[colubridae]

Brown steamrollered this debate, Cameron looked like he wanted to throw in the towel at the end.

Cameron used the Pope question to suck up to religious types, while the other two were unequivocal in their opposition to the Pope's views. I actually disagree with some of the secular groups denying his freedom of movement, which doesn't seem to have any rational basis.

The secular groups aren't saying he can't come to Britain, they're saying the tax payer shouldn't pay for it.

Why? Because his place of work is loaded? Were the secular groups complaining with the wealthy author Salman Rushdie had tax funded protection for his freedoms?

Salman Rushdie is British citizen who had fatwā issued aginst is life, it's not even close to a comparison.

Well I agree, but there isn't a case for either men's freedom to be compromised, and the law and government should protect that freedom by applying universal rules, rules apply to everyone, regardless of whether or not you happen to disagree with them , which is really what this whole shebang is about.

Yeah especially the freedom to bugger altar boys and then have your crime covered up.

You seem to be forgetting that's what pope rat-shit was doing.

[Deep Sea Isopod]

I wonder if the Vatican will pay for me to go and visit there?

[RuleBritannia]

If you want to know the election results but don't want to watch the boring news channels, you can watch Channel 4's Alternate Election Night.

[Pappa]

On Newsnight - Gordon Brown makes his opinion on David Cameron clear.

Trigger Warning!!!1! :

[PsychoSerenity]

Just seen a party election broadcast from the BNP.

Mind you I do agree with them about bringing our troops back, though I suspect for different reasons.