Summary
In the United Kingdom, the first political debate on TV has been held. Representatives of three of the parties were present. Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrats), Gordon Brown (Prime Minister, Labour Party) and David Cameron (Conservative Party). They went into a heated discussion about multiple subjects at hand in the United Kingdom at this moment. Nick Clegg won the discussion if it came to voters with 61 percent of the viewers votes’ which is a staggering victory over the others, especially since the Liberal Democrats are more or less the outsiders within the United Kingdom Government. Nick Clegg represented himself as an alternative compared to the other two and proved himself to be so.
Opinion
I think it is pretty unusual for the Liberal Democrats to actually win this open debate. It will probably mean that if they are chosen to lead the United Kingdom, dramatic changes will be made. After reading the article and watching the debate I feel that Brown and Cameron were more or less just trying to promote their party instead of debating with each other. They also appeared to be trying to take each other down instead of discussing which I think is pretty childish. After this debate, I feel that Clegg had the right to win.
Article:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7099159.ece
Video:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8624100.stm
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15 years ago
I like your summary. You tell me about the most important things that were said in the article. I I get a good view of what was going on, who were present at the TV debate, and which parties they presented. I agree with the last sentence of your summary which says that Nick Clegg is the alternative, and that he has actually proved this by getting 61% of the viewers' votes. I agree with your own opinion as well, because I think it will be good for the UK that Clegg gets the chance to win the elections of this year.
ReplyDeleteI think Clegg should be careful, he's blowing his own trumpet a bit too early. Just because he won the popularity vote by staying out of Labour and Tory squabbles doesn't mean he'll be any different. It just means we know what to expect from the other two parties and have yet to see what the Liberal Democrats bring to the table. I think curiosity will probably get the best of most people and he'll have a chance to prove he really is such a great alternative to the other two. He'll be in trouble if he's not.
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