2010英国大选第一次电视辩论全文.docVIP

First prime ministerial debate 15 April 2010 ALASTAIR STEWART: Manchester, in the heart of the northwest of England, is tonight host to a British political first. Im Alastair Stewart. For the first time on British television, live in front of a representative studio audience, well be hearing from three men, each hoping to be the leader of the next UK government in the first election debate. ALASTAIR STEWART: Good evening, and welcome to the first election debate. Over the past 50 years, there have been numerous attempts to get the leaders of the three big political parties to debate with each other during an election. Tonight, history in the making, as were joined by the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, the Conservative party leader, David Cameron, and the leader of the Labour Party, Gordon Brown. This debate will mainly focus on domestic affairs, important issues that affect our everyday lives. If you want to make your own comments and follow the debate online, you can do so by going to ITV.com. In a moment, well be taking questions from our studio audience, but first, lets hear a brief opening statement from each of the leaders. Well start with Nick Clegg. NICK CLEGG: I believe the way things are is not the way things have to be. Youre going to be told tonight by these two that the only choice you can make is between two old parties whove been running things for years. Im here to persuade you that there is an alternative. I think we have a fantastic opportunity to do things differently for once. If we do things differently, we can create the fair society, the fair country we all want: a fair tax system, better schools, an economy no longer held hostage by greedy bankers, decent, open politics. Those are the changes I believe in. I really wouldnt be standing here tonight if I didnt think they were all possible. So dont let anyone tell you that the only choice is old politics. We can do something new; we can do something different this time. T