The Winner By Unanimous Decision

eaststrikewest give their verdict on the first ever Election Debate held last night in the UK.

Posted Friday, 16 April 2010 by eaststrikewest in

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As we mentioned in our last blog posting, as a band we’re approaching this democratically. Some of eaststrikewest are massive fans of the sport known as MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), so much so, that on our tour in March, we planned the tour around the UFC’s event schedule, trying our best to sleep on a friend’s floor that had ESPN, so we could watch the events after our gigs!

With this in mind, the eaststrikewest fight fans (the few who didn’t like the idea soon changed their mind after a swift rear naked choke) thought it might be fun to keep a judge’s scorecard on the first televised leader’s debate. Participants will be scored on effective answering, podium control and intelligent use of allotted time. Our referee for this evening is Alistair Stewart. Introducing first, fighting out of the red corner...

Gordon ‘The Prime Minister’ Brown
* Never been submitted
* Undefeated in a Championship environment
* Most dangerous in his guard

David ‘The Shadow’ Cameron
* Good takedown defence
* Aggressive striker
* Fearsome ground & pound

Nick ‘El Back’ Clegg
* Unorthodox fighting style
* Good heart/stamina
* Well rounded fighter

Now then, believe it or not, in the spirit of sport, we have actually really kept a scorecard on tonight’s main event, and the winner by unanimous decision is:

Nick Clegg

‘The Cleggster’ had a solid first round, and on the surface represented a viable alternative choice to the main two parties. Brown and Cameron scored equal points at the end, with Brown scoring well on the expenses scandal and the economy, whereas Cameron showed promise on education and the health service. Clegg won on points overall, excelling on crime and armed forces strategy especially, which may or may not be big enough lure come 6th May. Cameron tried to cram too much in, showing a good work rate, but ultimately he strayed off topic quite a lot. He also seemed to make a lot of friends on ‘the road’ something we as a band could learn a lot from. Gordon Brown tried to get support from the Lib Dems far too frequently to validate his policies. Whereas Mr Clegg seldom referred to his notes and had an even conversational tone throughout. What did you think?