The BBC has published the transcript of the first prime ministerial debates which were broadcast on ITV yesterday.
With a bit of hacking around the text I’ve put together a few Wordle clouds to visualise what the individual contributors said. Entirely unscientific and just for a bit of fun…
Alastair Stewart (ITV host)
Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrats)
Gordon Brown (Labour)
David Cameron (Conservatives)
Audience Members
All speakers overall
Gordon Brown on newspaper paywalls:
""I don’t think you are going to be able to put things behind paywalls in the way that people think.
"People will pay for certain things, and should pay for certain things, but I think there’s a whole sort of element of communication that’s got to be free.
"People mind paying for basic news.""
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10am – Gordon Brown departs for an audience with the Queen
10.30am – David Cameron to address Tory supporters
11am – Gordon Brown to formally announce date of election at Downing Street”
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