Even if dave can get a Tory colleague to take his place at these debates, has he thought what it is going to look like ?
dave is the Prime Minister, who also happens to be a Tory. If everybody else is willing to appear in front of Paxo, and he can't or won't, what conclusion will people draw, when a serving PM is refusing to appear and defend his Government's record for the last 5 years ?
Someone has asked if this is a left-wing plot ? Well, as Farage is going to appear and dave is not, a left wing plot is the very last thing it is. dave has dug himself a big hole here, and he hasn't stopped digging yet.
As I have said, I am not a huge fan of these debates as they just descend into some kind of panel game, like Celebrity Squares, with suits. But if everybody else is willing to appear, and the Tories are not, then let the debates go ahead, and people can make their own minds up.