Question Time Last night

Mr._Pricklepants

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Struck me a as a guy that we are going to here more of. Had a good presentational style. Debated well.

Smart guy, impressive career, was VP of Chase Manhattan at the age of 25.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sajid_Javid

grizzly1911

Mr._Pricklepants wrote: »

Smart guy, impressive career, was VP of Chase Manhattan at the age of 25.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sajid_Javid

He was a VP

I have worked with VPs from American institutions I think they come with cereal.

Was he cloned from Hague?

Thrugelmir

Mr._Pricklepants wrote: »

Smart guy, impressive career, was VP of Chase Manhattan at the age of 25.

Interesting read. His background is a major plus for the Tories. Not someone that DLW had accuse of as being a "posh boy". As has risen totally on his own natural abilities.

Graham_Devon

It was just amusing to see every other party (labour, tory, lib dem and green) slunk back into their chair with little to say when Farage said the honest truth. Happened several times. None of them were prepared to challenge him, only pretend that he was somehow suggesting we stop ALL immigration...which isn't true, he specifically states they should have jobs and skills.

They appeared completely humiliated when it came to the figures of 30,000 arrests for 80,000 Romanians here. They must know the figures are true, so quickly tried to move to something else. The lib dem guy was really struggling with that one.

The labour women, hadn't seen her before. Quite easy on the eye, but I think labour have started down a path of "we don't know what we would do, were not in office, the tories are, ask them (notice how it's always the tories? They seem careful to avoid upsetting the lib dems)". She was certainly doing that in every question directed at her. Seems it's labour policy at the moment to avoid all questioning on what they would do. Certainly it was Ed Ball's get out clause yesterday.

michaels

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I find I am a happier and more relaxed person if I don't watch QT. So I don't watch it (-:

I agree, you switch on with the hope of being informed and just get political point scoring with none of the contributors actually adressing each others points or the questions.

I have noticed in a couple I have seen in recent months that 'it is all the bankers fault' and 'selfish tories we just need to spend more' no longer get universal applause. It may just depend on the audience make up but I think labour will have to get a bit cleverer with their message if they want an overall majority unless UKIP provide it for them by splitting the Tory vote and/or forcing the Tories too far from the centre.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

grizzly1911 wrote: »

I have worked with VPs from American institutions I think they come with cereal.

Yep.

Thousands of them in many big multinationals.

Middle management effectively.

What to look for is "senior" VP, usually equivalent to a Regional or Divisional Manager in the UK, or "executive" VP, equivalent to an Executive Director role here.

Mr._Pricklepants

grizzly1911 wrote: »

He was a VP

I have worked with VPs from American institutions I think they come with cereal.

Was he cloned from Hague?

I don't know grizzly.
But we always go on here about how politicians lack real world experience, this guy sure doesn't.

Thrugelmir

Graham_Devon wrote: »

They appeared completely humiliated when it came to the figures of 30,000 arrests for 80,000 Romanians here. They must know the figures are true, so quickly tried to move to something else. The lib dem guy was really struggling with that one.

There's an inherent danger that the topic then turns racist. Mention gang culture in Lewisham. If you want to single out particular groups.

Thrugelmir

michaels wrote: »

I have noticed in a couple I have sen in recent months that 'it is all the bankers fault' and 'selfish tories we just need to spend more' no longer get universal applause. It may just depend on the audience make up but I think labour will have to get a bit cleverer with their message if thy want an overall majority unless UKIP provide it for them by splitting the Tory vote and/or forcing the Tories toofar from the centre.

The silent middle class of the UK is intelligent enough to make a reasoned assessment of the state of the UK's finances. What people are looking for is direction, in particular leadership. The choices may be unpaletable as to how to balance the budget. Then how to bring it down. But its what needs to happen.

StevieJ

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Struck me a as a guy that we are going to here more of. Had a good presentational style. Debated well.

I thought it was Butch Wilkins