PM Question's

[afleitch]

Today's was the best in years. Catch it on the BBC website. Blair was rattled! BBC should employ Michael Howard in the Light Entertainment section

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Some pretty ugly electioneering from both sides. I've never been impressed by the "yah boo sucks" side of PMQ's and this was the worse for that for ages...
Still, I'd rather it at PMQ's than at the official response to the budget...

Hauge was excellent at PMQ's, btw

[Democratic Hawk]

BBC should employ Michael Howard in the Light Entertainment section

He'd be more suited to Hammer House of Horror

Dave

[Silent Hunter]

More heat than light was shed during that. Mind you, Blair didn't do too well...

[Jake]

I thought Howard preformed very well in this.

[Notre Dame rules!]

Do you guys have national debates in the American sense, or does the Prime Minister's Questions have to suffice?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Do you guys have national debates in the American sense, or does the Prime Minister's Questions have to suffice?

None of the party leaders really want a debate (although there's sometimes a semi-serious challenge for one) so no... we don't have one.
PMQ's doesn't really suffice because it's really just a pantomime for political obsessives and journalists and lost it's real purpose (ie: to question the P.M) during the bitterness of the '80's.

We did nearly have a debate in 79 though... Callaghan challanged Thatcher to one and she were only stopped accepting by her advisors. Pity... Callaghan (one of the best debaters in post-war politics) would have demolished her.