The leaders of the big three - Brown, Cameron and Clegg. But who will be the next PM? Image from www.politics.co.ukAt _space group, we're always keen to engage with the world around us, and when one of our people was offered the chance to get involved in the election from the ground up, she jumped at it.
Danielle Gibson, our Communication Coordinator, got the chance to sit in the audience of a BBC Look North Question Time election special and question Nick Brown (Labour), Sir Alan Beith (Liberal Democrats) and William Hague (Conservative) on their views on the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme and what their parties’ plans would be with it after the election.
Danielle said: "It was great to be able to discuss a matter that directly affects me, and _space group, with some of the people who will be charged with decision making in the months to come, and I liked having the chance to get some honest answers from the party representatives.
"Each party representative agreed that education was important, but didn't give any clear indication about their level of commitment to BSF going forward, so whatever party gets handed the keys to number 10, that's something that we'll be watching very closely.”
The TV show, chaired by Look North's Richard Moss, also saw the political candidates questioned on their parties' thoughts on regional jobs, healthcare and transport, with some interesting debates had, particularly with regards to making the A1 North of Morpeth a dual carriageway (all three parties agree that it should be done...but that the money to do it would be hard to come by and that it must be done in stages) and the handling of the Corus closure on Teesside.
Danielle continued: "It was also interesting to hear their different perspectives on jobs in the North East and how people would be affected by the inevitable public sector cuts. As I'm sure you can imagine, Nick Brown and Sir Alan Beith were keen to ensure that government took an active role in ensuring that people who stood to lose their jobs as a direct result of the cuts were helped by the government, while William Hague felt that the government's role was to provide help to the private sector, to make sure they could pick up the slack."
Members of the Green Party, UKIP and the BNP were also offered the chance to give their opinions on these key regional subjects, although, some (notably the BNP representative) managed to show the murky side of their political values.
There are already rumours that Hollywood may come knocking on Danielle's (or "woman in the tartan dress" as she was referred to by Richard Moss on Tuesday) door in the not too distant future. With this, and an extras part in Byker Grove behind her, we're sure she'll be up there amongst Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in no time.
To watch Danielle's starring moment, log onto http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00s8qct/Election_2010_The_Look_North_Debate/ , where the debate will be available until May 7.
Danielle Gibson, our Communication Coordinator, got the chance to sit in the audience of a BBC Look North Question Time election special and question Nick Brown (Labour), Sir Alan Beith (Liberal Democrats) and William Hague (Conservative) on their views on the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme and what their parties’ plans would be with it after the election.
Danielle said: "It was great to be able to discuss a matter that directly affects me, and _space group, with some of the people who will be charged with decision making in the months to come, and I liked having the chance to get some honest answers from the party representatives.
"Each party representative agreed that education was important, but didn't give any clear indication about their level of commitment to BSF going forward, so whatever party gets handed the keys to number 10, that's something that we'll be watching very closely.”
The TV show, chaired by Look North's Richard Moss, also saw the political candidates questioned on their parties' thoughts on regional jobs, healthcare and transport, with some interesting debates had, particularly with regards to making the A1 North of Morpeth a dual carriageway (all three parties agree that it should be done...but that the money to do it would be hard to come by and that it must be done in stages) and the handling of the Corus closure on Teesside.
Danielle continued: "It was also interesting to hear their different perspectives on jobs in the North East and how people would be affected by the inevitable public sector cuts. As I'm sure you can imagine, Nick Brown and Sir Alan Beith were keen to ensure that government took an active role in ensuring that people who stood to lose their jobs as a direct result of the cuts were helped by the government, while William Hague felt that the government's role was to provide help to the private sector, to make sure they could pick up the slack."
Members of the Green Party, UKIP and the BNP were also offered the chance to give their opinions on these key regional subjects, although, some (notably the BNP representative) managed to show the murky side of their political values.
There are already rumours that Hollywood may come knocking on Danielle's (or "woman in the tartan dress" as she was referred to by Richard Moss on Tuesday) door in the not too distant future. With this, and an extras part in Byker Grove behind her, we're sure she'll be up there amongst Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in no time.
To watch Danielle's starring moment, log onto http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00s8qct/Election_2010_The_Look_North_Debate/ , where the debate will be available until May 7.
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