Farage accepts Clegg invitation for live EU debate

It turns out it was Janice Atkinson. Someone has helpfully collected together all her stuttering here:



(Though she is perfectly right on smoking in cars, imho)

I must say I rather enjoy Godfrey Bloom, but he's gone, sadly. Obviously he has some silly views, but he's quite funny and occasionally say something absolutely right, e.g.:

It turns out it was Janice Atkinson. Someone has helpfully collected together all her stuttering here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26287197

After Clegg asked Farage yesterday to participate in debate with him over Eu for May's election Farage has now agreed to take part saying he can hardly wait

So does Clegg stand a chance on a debate with Farage solely on the EU? I have a feeling the debate is going to make or break the libdems and ukip

Farage is going to use ****ty obvious rhetoric and make no decent point other than talking about how the EU eat newborn babies, Clegg is going to trip over himself and **** his pants.

#eudebate

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very true the EU is very dependent on UK money and we are one of the only big contributors besides Germany/France if we left they will be in troubke without our £55mil a day. The only possible argument Clegg could make Brits will listen to is on trade but the EU would never stop it because the EU economies will collapse in weeks without UK considering the massive deficits we have with almost all EU nations

We don't contribute £55 million a day to the EU; as of 2012 we paid an EU contribution of £36 million a day, but that's our total contribution we get a significant portion of our contribution back as the EU funds projects in the UK.

The net contribution for 2012 was £20 million a day or £7.3 Billion a year.
You're right the EU wouldn't stop trading with us, we could still be a member of the Free trade zone except without any say in EU regulations.

wrong for 2012 (before 2 big budget increases, no more recent figures published) the UK's contribution to the EU was over £20 billion (the net was £12.2 before the biug budget increases)= up 13% since 2011 and doubling since financial crisis

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2382275/We-bankroll-EU-tune-20bn-Amount-Britain-contributes-13-year.html

The £12.2 billion net figure was for 2012 and has massively increase since then increasing by another £10 billion for the next five years- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/budget/10499092/Britains-EU-contribution-to-jump-by-10bn-as-taxpayers-carry-burden-of-ailing-eurozone.html

In 2012 gross contribution was £55 million a day, net was £33.5 million, in 2013 the budget increased, the EU also had to ask member states for additional funds in in 2013 and in 2014 the next budget comes in which is another increase so gross contribution will be around £60mil a day and around £40 million net

No my figures for 2012 were correct, here is a link to the 2012 EU budget; http://www.openeurope.org.uk/Content/Documents/2012EUbudget_new.pdf

Using the Daily mail and the Telegraph as a sources for EU funding is absurd.

Clegg will rip him to shreds (and nobody who likes UKIP/Farage will care, just like they ignore how badly he does in any pressing interviews or debates)

Eh? Clegg is a lightweight, a political non-entity of the first order. He has none of Farage's cunning or natural charm. He's basically a sleazy, pole-scaling little turd, widely despised in the country and with good reason.

I'll put my money on Farage, despite my disgust for UKIP

I can see Farage embarrassing him to be honest. The only way Clegg stands a chance is by using something else around the time to tarnish UKIP's image and leaving Farage red faced. Clegg needs something up his sleeve because if he doesn't then Farage is going to wipe the floor with him. There's not an orator in politics who's as good as Farage currently.

he knows how to debate and present his points well though, he won the election debates...he also will know his stuff on the EU as he used to be an MEP, Farage doesn't even turn up to do the job he is paid for and has been shown up in the past for not even knowing his own policies, if Clegg doesn't destroy him then it will have been a big off day for Nick that's for sure.