Today’s debate was riveting. It showed two candidates who were miles away from each
other. One was clear, honest and able to avoid the traps set by the interviewer. The other was dissembling and unclear, his line of argument collapsing under the barrage of questioning. If a
doubting voter had heard the debate, unsure beforehand whether to vote Tory or Lib Dem, they would likely have plumped for the former, afterwards.
Oh yes, there was a debate yesterday, too, among the three party leaders. But that’s not what I’m talking about. No, with the debates now firmly part of the British political system, an equally important feature has arrived with it: the post-debate debate. This morning’s debate stage was not a TV studio but on the Today programme and it featured William Hague and Vince Cable.
The two went at it trying to explain to the cereral-munching audience how their respective leaders did yesterday.
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