Question Time LiveBlog 1st July 2010

July 1, 2010 at 9:16 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Ipswich, parliamentary seat of Conservative Ben Gummer, son of John Gummer. On the panel tonight is the Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, the shadow home secretary Alan Johnson, Telegraph columnist Simon Heffer, Professor of Classics Mary Beard and social policy campaigner Dame Dr […]

A Classic “This Week”

June 25, 2010 at 4:48 pm

As usual, we liveblogged Question Time last night, followed by the always dreadful This Week. For those who don’t follow it, Michael Portillo confuses the eyes with his salmon tinted shirts, Diane Abbott stares longingly at the ceiling lusting after a massive pie only just out of reach (©John Ward), […]

Question Time LiveBlog 24th June 2010

June 24, 2010 at 6:08 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Glasgow, where in 2006 the Centre for Social Justice reported that 29.4% of the city’s working-age residents were “economically inactive” and where the city council has been controlled by Labour for over 30 years. Coincidence? On the panel we have the halo-tarnished Business Secretary St Vince […]

Question Time LiveBlog 17th June 2010

June 17, 2010 at 6:00 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Witney, the Westminster seat of David Cameron, and famous only for having had a woollen blanket making industry…now closed. On the first coalition Tory-free panel (no, Theresa May technically did count as one) we have Chris Huhne, Peter Hain, Jeffrey Donaldson, “Baroness” Helena Kennedy and Amanda […]

Question Time LiveBlog 10th June 2010

June 10, 2010 at 11:57 am

Question Time tonight comes from Plymouth, a city with the 11th largest University in the United Kingdom by number of students, and the largest operational naval base in Western Europe – HMNB Devonport. Plymouth is represented by the three constituencies of Plymouth Moor View (Oliver Colvile Con), Plymouth Sutton and […]

Question Time 3rd June 2010

June 3, 2010 at 5:33 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Brecon, the third largest town in Powys; home to the Gurkha Regiments and birthplace of Roger Glover from Deep Purple. The Parliamentary seat of Brecon and Radnorshire is represented by LibDem Roger Williams. Williams is a man so successful that he went from LibDem Welsh […]

Question Time 27th May 2010

May 27, 2010 at 5:55 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Gravesend in Kent, famous mostly for the world’s oldest surviving cast iron pier and being the town where Pocahontas died. The seat of Gravesend is held for the Conservatives by former SAS Captain Adam Holloway. On the panel we have former Welsh Secretary John Redwood, […]

Question Time 20th May 2010

May 20, 2010 at 4:57 pm

The second post-election Question Time comes from Richmond, Surrey. On the panel tonight we have a line-up positively pulsating with familiarity: Theresa May, Caroline Flint, Ming Campbell, Universal Shami and Douglas Murray from the Centre for Social Cohesion. For those playing the Buzzword Bingo, we’ll be invoking the “BBC Coalition Attention […]

Question Time 13th May 2010

May 13, 2010 at 4:16 pm

The first post-election Question Time comes London. On the panel tonight are Lord Heseltine and Simon Hughes for the Liberals, Lord Falconer for Labour, Melanie Phillips for all those who mistakenly thought they were voting for a right-of-centre government last week, and Mehdi Hasan, who may or may not be an 83 year old ghazal singer from […]

Question Time 29th April 2010

April 29, 2010 at 9:08 pm

Question Time this week comes Birmingham and will be, after a delay for the 10 O’Clock News, broadcast straight after the BBC’s stab at the 3rd Leaders’ Debate. It will be broadcast live so that both the audience and panel are able to comment on it. On the panel tonight […]