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May 27, 2024 · How long have we had TV debates? Although a staple of US politics since the 1950s, the first TV debates in the UK didn't take place until the 2010 general election.
Jan 30, 2024 · Before 2010 the UK was considered unusual in developed democracies in not holding televised debates between party leaders during general election campaigns. Contrasts were often made with practices in the United States, where leader debates are well established.
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Jun 20, 2024 · The 2024 televised leadership debates bring Britan considerably closer to the US model of head-to-head presidential showdowns. Starmer has everything to lose in these debates, but unlike Blair in 1997 he has not felt able to ignore the calls for a televised showdown with the beleaguered incumbent.
May 31, 2024 · It was only in 2010 that the main political parties and broadcasters finally agreed to three television debates between party leaders. At the time, this was David Cameron (Conservatives), Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrats) and Gordon Brown (the sitting Labour Prime Minister).
Jun 4, 2024 · It was 50 years after the Nixon-JFK clash before TV debates between party leaders in general election campaigns began in the UK. There were three in 2010, hosted by ITV, Sky News and the BBC.
Aug 19, 2024 · Political debates before the era of television did occur, and perhaps the most noteworthy was the series of public debates in 1858 between two future presidential candidates: Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.
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The party leaders themselves, however, were far more protected in the first ‘television election’, largely confining themselves to the parties’ own broadcasts and never being interrogated either by journalists or public. By contrast, the US had a long tradition of debates before 1960.
