tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post6925675925471897598..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: No2A Balanced DebateMark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-91764037733241397252011-03-13T19:57:52.325+00:002011-03-13T19:57:52.325+00:00Vote No, we don't want to be stuck with Clegg ...Vote No, we don't want to be stuck with Clegg for much longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-90255472935344824152011-03-13T11:38:07.446+00:002011-03-13T11:38:07.446+00:00Mark the policy of Yes2AV is not to participate in...Mark the policy of Yes2AV is not to participate in the debates. <br /><br />The Yes side has been informed well in advance, all details of future dates and venues are here:<br /><br />http://avdebates.com/Fact Checknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-36493124071779553332011-03-13T09:22:15.506+00:002011-03-13T09:22:15.506+00:00http://poplarmark.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/reading...http://poplarmark.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/reading-av-debate/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-40132743724427677922011-03-13T09:03:56.032+00:002011-03-13T09:03:56.032+00:00Mark, your entire argument is based on the assumpt...Mark, your entire argument is based on the assumption that it's the no's fault that the yes side didn't turn up. <br /><br />I will reiterate this same point again. The list of debate dates have been on the website for months. An open letter as well as a private letter to the yes2av campaign were published months ago. <br /><br />The yes side denied that it had received the private letter on the date it was sent, but acknowledged its later receipt...so frankly this 'only got the invitation this morning' argument is provably wrong.<br /><br />The yes speakers that have turned up have praised the debates for their impartiality, including MPs (which arranged his speaking time weeks in advance..making a mockery of the 'last minute ' claim further).<br /><br />A have read many of the reviews of this event, many by Yes supporters. Most of them felt it to be impartial and fair and were critical of the yes campaign refusing to send speakers when, after all, they themselves had got tickets weeks in advance.DBirkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-31014321318985692702011-03-12T23:36:22.167+00:002011-03-12T23:36:22.167+00:00Since I hadn't yet decided which side of the i...Since I hadn't yet decided which side of the issue to support, I signed up to join the audience as well in the hope of gaining more information and hopefully move towards a concrete viewpoint. As it was, I had to pull out at the last minute. From what I've read here, I'm extremely glad I didn't go. If the No2AV's behaviour here is being replicated nationally then it's indefensible.Guy Gillbenoreply@blogger.com