Question Time LiveBlog 21st October 2010

October 21, 2010 at 7:00 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Middlesbrough, which has the lowest life expectancy in England and Wales and, according to the BBC, a council that “will be the least resilient to such public sector cuts“. It also boasts a 33ft tower which changes colour when you send it a text message. On […]

Question Time LiveBlog 14th October 2010

October 14, 2010 at 5:19 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Cheltenham, birthplace of Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards and Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris. It has 3 councillors representing the “People Against Bureaucracy” Party. On the panel tonight we have David Willetts MP, Tessa Jowell MP, Phil Willis, Sir Max Hastings and race-obsessed historian Dr Maria Misra who writes […]

Question Time LiveBlog 7th October 2010

October 7, 2010 at 7:00 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Birmingham, largest council in Europe and which has seen the invention of gas lighting, custard powder, Brylcreem, and the magnetron. On the panel tonight we have an entirely unelected bunch: Baroness Warsi, Charles Clarke, Susan Kramer, Max Mosley and راجح عمر (Rageh Omaar). For those playing the Buzzword […]

Question Time LiveBlog 30th September 2010

September 30, 2010 at 7:47 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Manchester, which comes from an old Celtic word meaning “shaped like a breast”. As random trivia, the first edition of Top of the Pops was broadcast from a converted church in the city on New Year’s Day 1964. On the panel we have Grant Shapps, […]

Question Time LiveBlog 23rd September 2010

September 23, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Liverpool, home to the United Kingdom’s first council house and the first Juvenile Court. This may not be a coincidence. Controlled by Labour and without any Tory representation, Liverpool City Council was rated in 2008 as the worst-performing council in the country. This may also […]

Question Time LiveBlog 16th September 2010

September 16, 2010 at 8:15 pm

Question Time is back tonight with a Labour leadership special – where the five candidates will be on the panel facing questions from a hand-picked audience. The live-chat, moderated as usual by David Vance, David Mosque and TheEye, will start here just before 10:35 and finish just after 11:35 (UK time). […]

Question Time LiveBlog : The Return!

September 16, 2010 at 5:00 am

Our old favourite – Question Time is back tonight! Not just any jewel, but the very Koh-I-Noor of BBC bias returns with a peach of a broadcast:  a Labour leadership special where the five candidates will be on the panel facing questions from a hand-picked audience. You should all have […]

Question Time LiveBlog 22nd July 2010

July 22, 2010 at 8:30 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Hartlepool; famous for hanging a monkey for being French, providing a guitarist for Iron Maiden and having an unwanted terrace house once owned by Peter Mandelson. On the panel we have Immigration Minister Damian Green MP, Sadiq Khan MP (Lab, Tootingstan), Nigel Farage MEP, Bob Crow (self described Communist; […]

Question Time LiveBlog 15th July 2010

July 15, 2010 at 1:21 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Bexhill-on-Sea; famous for staging the UK’s first ever motor race and the discovery of the world’s oldest spider web encased in amber. The constituency of Bexhill and Battle is represented by Greg Barker (C) On the panel we have Francis Maude, Andy Burnham, George Galloway, Nick Ferrari and […]

Question Time LiveBlog 8th July 2010

July 8, 2010 at 4:13 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Edinburgh, often known as the “Athens of the North” – because it is full of striking socialists and unemployed alcoholics. On the panel we have an interesting mix: a double-Coalition effort of Lord Forsyth and Scottish Secretary Michael Moore MP, Wee Dougie Alexander MP, Nicola […]