Alastair Stewart and the new theatre of TV politics

 Alastair Stewart, moderator of the first ever UK General Election televised debate  “The TV debates were a tipping point in how we do politics” according to Alastair Stewart, who made history as moderator of Britain’s first ever televised election debate between the three main party leaders. And having experienced in the flesh the

Why this election might be won by the bloggers

Guardian blogger Dave Hill has been blogging about the various TV debates, including the most recent Question Time on BBC One. The problem with the national TV debates has been that the producers have been desperately trying to make the Mayoral contest relevant to people all over the country. But, although the job of Mayor

Three men and a dog – take two

The success of our little stunt outside the Stonewall hustings on Saturday convinced a group of us Labour activists to pull it off again. This time, it was the turn of ITV to hold their big Mayoral debate. A more raucous, less civilised affair than it’s BBC counterpart, the ‘Big Three’ as they’re becoming known