Topic: Question Time.

[TheShanklyGates]

rich people?

Was the way she said it with absolutely no self awareness that her situation is most definitely the exception rather than the rule and that she seemed to think that the only reason she'd been able to do that was because she 'worked hard'. She used her situation as an argument against people going to university as well which is clearly absurd.

[oldfordie]

Mason done well apart from him trying to deny the Corbyn student debt and the discredited costing from the manifesto

He did do well, made some good points over the Torys blindfolded attitude towards Brexit powerfully.

[ArthurDooley82]

Some right Tory arse lickers on question time tonight in Wolverhampton on the panel and in the audience. Sister used to live in Wolverhampton there all Tory voting engurland patriotic whoppers.

[killer-heels]

Some right Tory arse lickers on question time tonight in Wolverhampton on the panel and in the audience. Sister used to live in Wolverhampton there all Tory voting engurland patriotic whoppers.

Indeed. Wolverhampton, Dudley and Walsall are full of Tories. Plus they are absolute dog shit parts of the country to live in.

[ArthurDooley82]

According to Wikipedia there are 3 constituencies in Wolverhampton and they all have a Labour MP.

When my sister lived there a few years ago most of her street had vote Tory posters up at the time. Wasn't a very nice street surrounded by self serving Tory voters.

[killer-heels]

Peter Hitchens has just broken a load of right wing hearts.

[ArthurDooley82]

Indeed. Wolverhampton, Dudley and Walsall are full of Tories. Plus they are absolute dog shit parts of the country to live in.

Middle England mindset.

[KiNki]

Some right Tory arse lickers on question time tonight in Wolverhampton on the panel and in the audience.

[ArthurDooley82]

 

[Red Viper]

Labour are financially irresponsible and spend too much.

Oi, Labour, why aren't you proposing more money be put into the NHS?

 

[oldfordie]

I wish Labour would all get on the same page over the debt argument.
It's an improvement from the past to say the Torys borrow more than Labour but still not good enough..
Hammer the point on the Torys taking the debt form £750bill to £2 trillion in 7 yrs.
How this Tory government have borrowed more than all Labour government combined.
The Torys have to keep borrowing because their incompetent and prefer to give their rich m8s tax cuts and borrow at the same time.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

That lad with the ridiculous head and the grey sweater far right lover tho, thank fuck I’m never in that part of the world

[Mutton Geoff]

That lad with the ridiculous head and the grey sweater far right lover tho, thank fuck I’m never in that part of the world

More plants in a QT audience than you get on Gardeners World!

[Lush is the best medicine...]

More plants in a QT audience than you get on Gardeners World!

i thought you were going to say rawk there, disappointed in you Geoff

[SP]

More plants in a QT audience than you get on Gardeners World!

Are hey plants, or is the nature of the audience fairly self selecting? Those that can be arsed to apply are the most politically engaged. The audience is not a random selection, the pool is loaded with obsessive.

[Anfield Ed]

Are hey plants, or is the nature of the audience fairly self selecting? Those that can be arsed to apply are the most politically engaged. The audience is not a random selection, the pool is loaded with obsessive.

Not plants per se but certainly not just from that area as I wanted to go on QT when it was in Cambridge but didn't get in but they had my details. A few weeks later it was in Leeds or Nottingham can't remember exactly, but they contacted me to ask if I wanted to be part of the audience.

So the opinions certainly aren't just from people from that area.

[Elmo!]

Are hey plants, or is the nature of the audience fairly self selecting? Those that can be arsed to apply are the most politically engaged. The audience is not a random selection, the pool is loaded with obsessive.

Well they don't have a blemish free record when it comes to audience selection.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14959179.Why_audience_manipulation_on_BBC_Question_Time_is_an_assault_on_truth_and_journalism/

I do agree with the general point about the audience being self selecting, though I do think the BBC could do a better fo job of weeding out thte councillors who seem to manage to get into the audience fairly regularly.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Michelle dewberry nailing the university debate there

[TheShanklyGates]

Would be interested to know who is right regarding the percentage of people from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university as well. Pretty embarrassing for whoever is wrong.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Dimbeldy had the numbers from ucas which backed up Damian green

[TheShanklyGates]

Dimbeldy had the numbers from ucas which backed up Damian green

It certainly sounded like Angela Rayner was talking bollocks. Been very unimpressed every time I've seen her.

[Rob Dylan]

Indeed. Wolverhampton, Dudley and Walsall are full of Tories. Plus they are absolute dog shit parts of the country to live in.

Hey, I live in Dudley...it's alright where I am. The 'town centre' is a shithole though 

Dudley and Walsall both have one Labour and one Tory MP each...all 3 of Wolverhampton's MPs are Labour.

It is a weird mix of traditional Labour voters and Tory / UKIP supporters round here though.

[Trada]

Dimbeldy only read out part of the quote about what Jeremy said about student fees.

[oldfordie]

Amusing to hear Damian Greens prepared answer to a obvious question on Mays speech. not one person on the panel had a go at May for her coughing or the P45+letters falling off in the background, they only criticized her for what she said in the speech.
Greens turn and he argues everyone is talking about her coughing and all the rest without considering what she actually said.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Dimbeldy only read out part of the quote about what Jeremy said about student fees.

how? He clearly implied he would at the very minimum reduce it with his (I will deal with it comments -think most would take that phrase as he will at least reduce if not eradicate it) only to backtrack after the election with the whole ‘it was an ambition’ bullshit

[killer-heels]

Sarah Churchwell was a bit confusing. The centre being vacated and the tao parties taking extreme sides on left and right? What a load of bull. Labour’s position is hardly the extreme left and nor is the Tories position on the other side.

It almost seems that some of these people just dont like the fact that the public sometime shift their positions based on whats going, be it years of austerity, degrading public services, immigration and debt. Its like they want things to just go on the way things are.

[Trada]

how? He clearly implied he would at the very minimum reduce it with his (I will deal with it comments -think most would take that phrase as he will at least reduce if not eradicate it) only to backtrack after the election with the whole ‘it was an ambition’ bullshit

Really we have to do this again Dim just read the first line of the quote making it sound like Jeremy said he would get rid of past debt all together and just laughed at Angela when she tried to but him right hes a total Tory boy and to think I once held a door open for him, should had let it swing back in his face. and he hasn't backtracked he said still that they would look at ways to reduce it.

Its just the media misquoting what he said, Then Jeremy says he didn't say what they are saying he said, then the media say hes backtracking usual shit media tactics.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

What good would be lengthening the period of paying it off when any debt disappears after 30 years? Wouldn’t that actually make things worse?

[Lush is the best medicine...]

It certainly sounded like Angela Rayner was talking bollocks. Been very unimpressed every time I've seen her.

as shadow education sec who’s made a big focus on free tuition fees and it’s benefits she should know that to hand, or at the least highlight the supposed drop off rate being higher from poorer people (which I don’t know if it’s true)

[killer-heels]

Today’s Question Time could be pretty interesting. Its from Belfast and it comes just in time after the end of the latest round of talks and with the growing reality of a no deal Brexit.

[TheShanklyGates]

Today’s Question Time could be pretty interesting. Its from Belfast and it comes just in time after the end of the latest round of talks and with the growing reality of a no deal Brexit.

Maybe people will actually remember the Irish border issue exists this week!

[killer-heels]

Maybe people will actually remember the Irish border issue exists this week!

Id imagine the Beeb have filled it up with Brexiteers in the audience.

[TheShanklyGates]

Id imagine the Beeb have filled it up with Brexiteers in the audience.

Got to have that 'balance'.

[Trada]

Welcome to bbcqt from the middle ages next question should we still burn witches.

[Anfield Ed]

Welcome to bbcqt from the middle ages next question should we still burn witches.

Abortion rights is a huge issue in that area and should be more widely discussed, so I've no issue with the question.

[Trada]

Abortion rights is a huge issue in that area and should be more widely discussed, so I've no issue with the question.

It shouldn't even be a question in this day and age.

[killer-heels]

Its probably been the best Question Time in ages. Some of the laws and parties may be from centuries ago, but the political discussion on QT whenever they are in Northern Ireland is always good.

[CornerFlag]

This week's line-up.

[Priest078]

Lisa Nandy and Rev Coles are ok, still won't watch it though , been awful since the referendum

[killer-heels]

Ah yes, the boss of Next who campaigned for Brexit but doesnt want to see curbs on immigration.