DIF is a sucker for punishment so the show will be taking it upon itself to trawl through the parties manifesto's now steadily coming out for the election and sort through all the flowery gumpf for you. These politicians they love to talk even if no-one is listening.
The key points from each of the parties manifestos will be categorised as such.
The Good
The Bad
The Ugly
Haven't we seen this before?
If you see anything interesting, dodgy or outright impossible in any of the parties manifesto's then drop us a line.
Showing posts with label General Election 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label General Election 2010. Show all posts
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Debate is Free: Election 2010
On Thursday night Debate is Free: Election 2010 took place at the Kelvin building at the University of Glasgow. All very exciting but now we fancy a bit of feedback on what you though of all the panellists and what was said on the night. To hear the podcast head here Once you are done post up your comments on what was said here or by email to debate@subcity.org
The questions were chosen by the audience, with the debate focusing on issues such as public faith in politics, immigration, higher education financing, and lowering the voter age.
Highlights include:
"The current government seems happy with a UK Border Agency which is endemically racist" - Patrick Harvie
"Surely the fact that at 16 years of age you are liable for taxation is the single most important point? You should not be taxed if you are not allowed to vote" - Tommy Sheridan
"One of the great scandals this year was that 141,118 people had the grades to go to university, and applied, and the places weren't there" - Ruth Davidson
You can see a selection of photos below thanks to Sean Anderson.
The questions were chosen by the audience, with the debate focusing on issues such as public faith in politics, immigration, higher education financing, and lowering the voter age.
Highlights include:
"The current government seems happy with a UK Border Agency which is endemically racist" - Patrick Harvie
"Surely the fact that at 16 years of age you are liable for taxation is the single most important point? You should not be taxed if you are not allowed to vote" - Tommy Sheridan
"One of the great scandals this year was that 141,118 people had the grades to go to university, and applied, and the places weren't there" - Ruth Davidson
You can see a selection of photos below thanks to Sean Anderson.
Monday, 1 March 2010
Debate is Free: General Election 2010
After weeks of work Debate is Free is glad to unveil its final panel for its General Election special on the 11th of March at the UNiversity of Glasgow.
Here is the final panel:
Patrick Harvie- Glasgow MSP and Co-Convener of the Scottish Greens
Ann McKechin- Glasgow MP and Minister for the Scotland Office
Alistair Carmichael- MP for Shetland and Orkney and Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland and
Northern Ireland.
Tommy Sheridan- Co-convener of Solidarity
John Mason- Glasgow MP and SNP Spokesman of Work and Pensions
Richard Cook- Conservative PPC for East Renfrewshire.
You might have seen that Question Time is also holding a first time voters edition and ours is of a similar idea. However the political outlook in Scotland due to devolution is a very different one from the rest of the UK and we think it would be more useful for voters in Scotland to have a programme that caters for them and the issues that dominate Scottish politics.
We have done our best to ensure we have a vibrant and interesting panel and we hope as many of you send in your questions as possible or apply to be part of the audience, but please hurry as space is very limited for the audience.
Get your questions or topics for debate into debate@subcity.org or to be part of the audience use the application form here: http://tiny.cc/DIFGE
Here is the final panel:
Patrick Harvie- Glasgow MSP and Co-Convener of the Scottish Greens
Ann McKechin- Glasgow MP and Minister for the Scotland Office
Alistair Carmichael- MP for Shetland and Orkney and Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland and
Northern Ireland.
Tommy Sheridan- Co-convener of Solidarity
John Mason- Glasgow MP and SNP Spokesman of Work and Pensions
Richard Cook- Conservative PPC for East Renfrewshire.
You might have seen that Question Time is also holding a first time voters edition and ours is of a similar idea. However the political outlook in Scotland due to devolution is a very different one from the rest of the UK and we think it would be more useful for voters in Scotland to have a programme that caters for them and the issues that dominate Scottish politics.
We have done our best to ensure we have a vibrant and interesting panel and we hope as many of you send in your questions as possible or apply to be part of the audience, but please hurry as space is very limited for the audience.
Get your questions or topics for debate into debate@subcity.org or to be part of the audience use the application form here: http://tiny.cc/DIFGE
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