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Jul 29, 2022 · The reputation of TV debates, which are vital to our democracy, have taken another battering during this Tory leadership contest - but Thursday is an opportunity to re-establish their unshowy usefulness. Adam Boulton. Sky News commentator @adamboultonTABB. Friday 29 July 2022 10:33, UK.
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Nov 8, 2019 · The chances of breaking through to millions of voters in one event are severely limited – which explains why television debates hold such attraction, and so many fears, for the parties....
- Do People Watch The Debates?
- Why Do People Watch Leadership Debates?
- Do Debates Influence Election Results?
- Johnson V Corbyn
The UK’s first televised election debate was in 2010 with Gordon Brown, Nick Clegg and David Cameron, which recorded an audience of 10.3 million viewers. It is thought to be the most influential debtate to date as viewing figures for these programmes have since dropped to as low as three million. Dr Nicholas Allen, Reader of Politics at Royal Hollo...
This reduction in interest means the shows’ reach among a wider demographic of people will likely fall for two reasons. Firstly, the audience figures have dropped dramatically over the past nine years, and secondly those tuning in are more likely to be politically engaged already. And if people have a preconception that televised election debates a...
Poll expert Sir John Curtice has said in the past that televised debates were at one point shown to have a huge impact on how the public felt. He pointed out that after the first debate was held in 2010, Nick Clegg’s performance was widely commended and resulted in a surge in popularity in the polls. Mr Clegg’s inclusion alongside the two biggest p...
Prof. Fielding said the idea of a party leader “winning” a debate has often been used by their party rather optimistically, with their PR team managing the public’s expectation before it’s hammered home after their performance. But both Mr Johnson and Mr Corbyn are known to have slightly difficult interview styles, Prof. Fielding said, and the publ...
May 31, 2024 · Sophie Stowers and Anthony Broxton explain TV election debates, looking at when they were first proposed, when they started happening, and what to look out for in the 2024 general election. When is the first TV debate of the 2024 campaign?
Apr 2, 2015 · What are debates and why do we have them? The big televised debate between the different politicians hoping to get people's votes in the General Election takes place...
Jan 30, 2024 · This briefing focuses on TV debates for a UK Parliament election. 2010 General Election In 2010, broadcasters and the three main parties reached agreement to hold three head-to-head televised debates between the party leaders, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, and Nick Clegg.
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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.
