Am about to watch Question Time for the first time this decade

Am regretting this mad folly already
Beard vs Beard vs Beard action
*EU State Aid law does not prevent nationalisation klaxon*
Credit to Corbyn for not flinching, some tough questions

#bbcqt
"But that's not what you said on Twitter"
Harold Wilson first former Prime Minister to be mentioned, which is a surprise
When I last watched Question Time a decade ago, I thought the audience quite mad for how they clapped certain answers

A decade on, they now clap the questions themselves

Barmy bunch
Fwiw, am not a socialist but am a telecoms lawyer...

...and I think Labour's plans for broadband sensible

Just like the penny post was sensible
This mad bunch are clapping questions again

#bbcqt
What is the point of even having answers at #bbcqt?

This barmy bunch of an audience are happy enough clapping the questions
Impressed by Corbyn

Unimpressed by this mad bunch of an audience

#bbcqt
Support Scottish independence so am biased re @NicolaSturgeon

She is also one of my few non-bemused Russian pornbot followers, and I have to be loyal
That said, would like UK government to continue to be subject to the supervisory jurisdiction of the Scottish Court of Session

It has worked well so far
Have long thought that one should suspect those who want to be a politician

Now equally suspect of anyone who wants to be a #bbcqt audience member
Good clear answer from @NicolaSturgeon on merits of Brexit

Contrast with Corbyn
Nobody with a beard can ever ask a clear question

#bbcqt
Good point from @NicolaSturgeon that a democracy can always change its mind
Both Corbyn and Sturgeon impressive to this non-partisan commentator
Sorry to be a dreadful political commentator, in seeing merit in two separate political leaders
Now @joswinson, another one of my few non-bemused Russian pornbot followers, so I will have to be again loyal
First mention of Farage, and of Trump, from @joswinson

Waves at elephants in the room
The mad #bbcqt audience are clapping questions again
Very good points by @joswinson on Brexit, against daft Brexit questions

#bbcqt
To her credit @joswinson says that if she is elected PM, this is what I will do

And she is trying to answer the questions

And she is not defending the indefensible (coalition, tuition fees)
"I do like a bar chart"
Corbyn, Sturgeon and Swinson all impressive to this non-partisan commentator

Of the three, Swinson making most genuine attempt to answer difficult questions
Swinson: "Am not making promises we cannot keep"

#BBCQT audience, not a clap
Barmy #bbcqt audience are still clapping questions
Behold the effect on a partisan of a politician genuinely attempting to answer questions https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1197972213091250176
Good answer from @joswinson on antisemitism and Labour

Yes, ask former Labour MPs
And the barmy #bbcqt audience are still clapping questions
Glancing at other, more partisan commentators

But as a non-partisan, am more impressed with @joswinson than expected

Did not defend indefensible, genuinely sought to answer questions

Is this not what people want in politicians?
Now, the liar
He is lying
Still lying
A lie
Another lie
Evaded question about the Russian election report
Evaded question about illegalities of his leave campaign
No follow-up from Fiona Bruce on either Russian election report or illegalities of his leave campaign

Unimpressive by #BBCQT
Good, the Russian report question revived
No good answer from Boris Johnson on why the Russian report not published

"We need to move on," says Fiona Bruce
"I am in charge," says Fiona Bruce, losing charge
No good reason why Fiona Bruce stopped the questions about the Russian report
Now Johnson not lying but defending racism instead
Bruce cannot chair
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