BBC Question Time Live Chat - 7th April 2010 - #bbcqt

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#bbcqt is on a Wednesday this week and with a later start than normal (10:55pm), hence the Live Chat starts here at 10:50pm.

The panel includes Foreign Secretary David Miliband, shadow work and pensions secretary Theresa May, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Menzies Campbell, the historian Simon Schama and Daily Telegraph columnist Janet Daley.

It's from Woking this week about 10 miles from where I live and yes, I did apply for tickets but was unsuccessful. However I do know that Woking Lib Dem Lisa Harding who blogs as Spiderplant is in the audience and as it's pre-recorded will likely be home by the time it starts. I wonder if she'll drop by...

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 1st April 2010 - #bbcqt

It's that day again and the #bbcqt Live Chat starts here at 10:30pm.

This week I am unavailable during the programme so cannot host the chat myself but Lib Dem blogger Matt Raven (known on Twitter as @El_Cuervo) has again very kindly agreed to step in and take on hosting duties.

The panel are Home Secretary Alan Johnson, the shadow business secretary Ken Clarke, the Liberal Democrat housing spokesman Sarah Teather and the broadcasters and writers Richard Littlejohn (Jesus H Corbett - a good one to miss then!) and Victoria Coren (Hurrah!).

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 25th March 2010 - #bbcqt

It's that day again and the #bbcqt Live Chat starts here at 10:30pm. And if you're good little boys and girls we might even extend it afterwards again for This Week and what has become known as #brillochat.

The panel are the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne MP, the Conservative shadow minister for communities Baroness Warsi, the Liberal Democrat communities spokesman Julia Goldsworthy MP, the First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond and businessman Sir Martin Sorrell.

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 18th March 2010 - #bbcqt

It's that day again and the #bbcqt Live Chat starts here at 10:30pm. And if you're very lucky we might even extend it afterwards for This Week and what has become known as #brillochat

The panel on Question Time this week from Wythenshaw includes former foreign secretary (and former Labour Leader) Margaret Beckett, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley, former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy, Green Party leader Caroline Lucas and the historian and broadcaster David Starkey (or Kevin Sharkey as our regular chat attendee Shanine's mum calls him).

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 11th March 2010 - #bbcqt

Sorry, I accidentally overwrote the entry for the 11th here with the details for the 18th! The live chat below is still the one from the 11th though.

Enjoy.

BBC Question Time Live Chat - 4th March 2010 - #bbcqt

No election count for me to go to this week so I will be back in the host's chair for the #bbcqt Live Chat on this blog starting at 10:30pm. Thanks again to @El_Cuervo for standing in last week.

Coming from Canary Wharf, the panel are Transport Secretary Lord Adonis, London Mayor Boris Johnson, the Liberal Democrat peer Shirley Williams, the broadcaster Carol Vorderman and novelist Will Self.

Could be quite a good edition. Adonis particularly usually talks good sense and it's always good fun to see Will Self sneeringly cutting people down to size. Also, I hope one of the members of the audience asks Vorderman about shilling for rip-off loan "consolidation" companies. What are the chances?

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 25th February 2010 - #bbcqt

It's #bbcqt day again and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

The panel includes the senior Labour politician Peter Hain MP, the shadow defence secretary Dr Liam Fox MP, the Plaid Cymru leader Elfyn Llwyd MP, UKIP's Nigel Farage MEP and the journalist and broadcaster Janet Street Porter.

So for the second time in recent months there has been a 4 week period when on only 1 week was there a Lib Dem on the panel. This has quite rightly annoyed lots of Lib Dem bloggers. See here for Mark Pack's take on it on LDV which includes links to several of the other blogs to have raised this issue. I have called the BBC duty log myself.

Anyway, this week I will be at the count for my by-election in Owlsmoor during the programme so cannot host the chat myself but never fear, Lib Dem blogger Matt Raven (known on Twitter as @El_Cuervo) has very kindly agreed to step in and take on hosting duties.

Join him from 10:30pm below:

BBC Question Time Live Chat - 18th February 2010 - #bbcqt

It's #bbcqt day again and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

The panel will include the veteran Labour politician Lord Hattersley, the former deputy governor of a province of occupied Iraq and prospective Conservative parliamentary candidate Rory Stewart (who also tried to become the Tory candidate in my constituency of Bracknell) , the Liberal Democrat MP Lynne Featherstone, the economist and former head of policy at the Institute of Directors Ruth Lea and the actor and novelist Tom Conti.

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 11th February 2010 - #bbcqt

It's #bbcqt day and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

Coming from Belfast, the panel are the Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward MP, Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly, Northern Ireland's finance minister and DUP member Sammy Wilson, the former Northern Ireland First Minister Lord Trimble and Jim Allister of the TUV.

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 4th February 2010 - #bbcqt

It's #bbcqt day and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

The panel are the former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer, the shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Theresa May MP, the former Labour and now Independent MP Clare Short, the Respect MP George Galloway and the Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips (*shudders*). So no Lib Dem (again) and 3 current or former Labour parliamentarians. Nice.

Given the release of the Legg report today, expect fireworks if it's anything like the last expenses themed edition.

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 21st January 2010 - #bbcqt

It's that day again and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

The panel will include the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne MP, the Conservative shadow secretary of state for communities and local government Caroline Spelman MP, the Liberal Democrat spokesman on housing Sarah Teather MP, the broadcaster Richard Madeley and the historian Andrew Roberts.

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 14th January 2010 - #bbcqt

#bbcqt is BACK BABY and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

The panel will include the senior Labour politician Peter Hain, the Conservative shadow secretary of state for business, enterprise and regulatory reform Ken Clarke MP, the Liberal Democrat spokesman on home affairs Chris Huhne, the comedian and writer Shappi Khorsandi (Mmmm.. Shappi..) and the columnist and former newspaper editor Kelvin MacKenzie (for Jaysus' sake...).

It's being broadcast from Finchley which is Thatcher's old stomping ground.

I will be back in plenty of time from attending a "Cameron Direct" meeting in Reading this evening and if you ask nicely on the chat I'll tell you how airbrushed his face looks in real life!

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 10th December 2009 - #bbcqt

It's #bbcqt day again and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

The show is coming from Wootton Bassett today, the Wiltshire town which has become the national focus for honouring our fallen soldiers.

The panel will include the former head of the British Army General Sir Richard Dannatt, the Minister of State for the Armed Forces Bill Rammall MP, the shadow foreign secretary William Hague MP, the former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Ashdown, the former newspaper editor Piers Morgan and the Respect Party's Salma Yaqoob.

I cannot make the start of the chat tonight, I will however try to join in later on if I can. Dazmando from Bracknell Blog will be in charge of proceedings in my absence. Play nice!

Join him from 10:30pm below.

BBC Question Time Live Chat - 3rd December 2009 - #bbcqt

It's #bbcqt day again and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

The panel will include the former foreign secretary and Labour MP Margaret Beckett, the shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley, the Liberal Democrats' treasury spokesman Vince Cable MP, the writer Clive Anderson and TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp.

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 26th November 2009 - #bbcqt

It's #bbcqt day again and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

For the second time in four weeks the panel will not include a Lib Dem. This has caused someconsternation in the Lib Dem blogosphere, especially as Jo Swinson was dropped at 48 hours notice and in the week that the Iraq Inquiry has started (of course the Lib Dems were the only one of the three largest parties to oppose the war). Caron has commented on it and Liberal Revolution had a couple of posts (here and here) as well.

The panel will however include the Labour peer Lord Falconer, the former shadow home secretary David Davis, the Deputy First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, the columnist Melanie Phillips and the comedian Marcus Brigstocke.

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 19th November 2009 - #bbcqt

It's #bbcqt day again and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

The panel will include the Immigration Minister Phil Woolas MP, the shadow home secretary Chris Grayling (Alan Johnson's mini-me), the Liberal Democrat MP and former leader Sir Menzies Campbell, the broadcaster Nick Ferrari (Richard Littlejohn's mini-me) and the Independent MP and former thorn in Tony Blair's side Clare Short.

And for anyone wondering where I disappeared to half way through last week's chat, sorry abut that but I had a dog/carrot emergency to attend to! Luckily, Dazmando was hosting it anyway.

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 12th November 2009 - #bbcqt

It's #bbcqt day again and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

The panel will include Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Shaun Woodward, the Conservative shadow security minister Pauline Neville-Jones, the Liberal Democrat spokesman on communities and local government Julia Goldsworthy, the cultural commentator and writer Will Self and the rowing champion, double Olympic gold medallist, television presenter and writer James Cracknell.

Liberal Democrat Voice also sometimes have an open thread for BBC Question Time which is posted just before the start of the programme.

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 5th November 2009 - #bbcqt

Remember, remember that it's #bbcqt day again and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

It's in Reading tonight about 15 miles from where I live but they didn't invite me on. Still at least that means I can host the chat!

The panel will include the Welsh Secretary Peter Hain MP, the shadow environment secretary Nick Herbert MP, the former Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Ian Blair, the former MEP and broadcaster Robert Kilroy-Silk and the comedian Natalie Haynes. You might notice that there are no Lib Dems on the panel. Hmmm.

Liberal Democrat Voice also usually have an open thread for BBC Question Time which is posted just before the start of the programme.

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 29th October 2009 - #bbcqt

It's Thursday which of course means that it's #bbcqt day again and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

Coming from Llandudno, the panel will include the former home secretary Jacqui Smith MP (wonder what she'll have to say about Professor David Nutt's latest comments about drugs), shadow Welsh secretary Cheryl Gillan MP, the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Lembit Opik MP (hurrah, Lembit!), Plaid Cymru's Elfyn Llwyd and the broadcaster John Sergeant (always good value).

Liberal Democrat Voice also always have an open thread for BBC Question Time which is usually posted just before the start of the programme.

I've tried making the height of the chat window a bit bigger tonight. Let me know if this causes problems.

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BBC Question Time Live Chat - 22nd October 2009 - #bbcqt

It's Thursday which of course means that it's #bbcqt day again and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm.

This week's show is from London and has been the subject of controversy as one of the panelists is Nick Griffin, the leader of the BNP (British National Party) who was recently elected as an MEP. There have been protests outside BBC TV centre about this and my namesake, the Director General of the BBC has had to step in to back Question Time's decision to allow him on.

The panel will also include the Justice Secretary Jack Straw MP, the Conservative spokeswoman for community cohesion Baroness Warsi, the Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne MP and the playwright and author Bonnie Greer.

Liberal Democrat Voice also always have an open thread for BBC Question Time which is usually posted just before the start of the programme.

Join us from 10:30pm below.