[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by punky

Not at all. It is a shapshot of public opinion at this moment, which is far better than going back to the run up of the war and telling us the same things we already rememeber. There was actually very little audience participation, it is basically just displaying the results of a ICM poll. It seemed very balanced. Half the audience were pro, half against, and they had spokesmen on both sides (some US government official, and Harold Pinter)

Oh, and don't forget, this is what is regarded as from a left-wing media source (although the results are from an independent polling company). Given that it would be in their interests to play down results, or spin things in a more negative way, the true picture might be even more pro-war. I was suprised by the results but they are quite clear. We should bear in mind what I said above though. Next week, if the poll was re-done, it could quite concievably show the opposite result.

They did mention Pinter and the pro-war US official at the beginning. That must have been in the second part after I switched off.