2.19pm: Scott has asked for water. Genuine need or procrastination? It's hard to know what to believe with these politicians.
2.22pm: Luke S is now arguing that Big Brother is won by playing the game. He'll stop when he hears the sound of a gavel.
2.24pm: Luke S's speech is quite confusing, but he's smiling a lot. Housemates have clapped him half-heartedly.
2.25pm: Scott's first question to Luke S has earned a "hear hear!" from Becky.
2.26pm: Luke S has adopted a strange voice for the political party, like he's trying to cast a spell on the housemates.
2.29pm: Scott is now arguing that Big Brother is won by being yourself. He's rather good, unsurprisingly.
2.30pm: This time the round of applause from the HMs is more decisive. Luke S momentarily looks crestfallen.
2.36pm: In the final round, Luke S has tripped Scott up with a lightning logic tackle.
2.37pm: Big Brother has called all HMs, bar Luke S and Scott, to vote for their preferred politician at the ballot box.
I`ve got to go for a bit but here`s the twitter site, if you want to follow it...
Bye for now 
Thanks Scotty, wish i could take over, but my comp very slow and i would just muck it up 
Originally Posted by Skylark24:
Thanks Scotty, wish i could take over, but my comp very slow and i would just muck it up
No problem Skylark
I`m back earlier than I thought so I`ll up date now 
2.55pm: Scott and Luke S are in the Diary Room talking to BB about who they think won the debate.
30.3pm: So, they had to argue about whether this is a game and now it's all the HMs can think or talk about. Tricksy move, BB.
3.25pm: Did someone crown Scott 'king of knowledge'? Ashleigh is grilling him on careers and he's languidly firing off answers.
3.39pm: Ashleigh is in the Diary Room grinning at Big Brother.
3.50pm: The bells! The bells! Lounging housemates have leapt up and are gathered round Big Ben. Our poor ears.
3.59pm: Deana mixed up that rendition of 'Auld Lang Syne' by hitting some operatic notes.
4.07pm: Another round of 'Auld Lang Syne'. We've heard mating cats that sounded more tuneful.
4.20pm: Luke A and Adam are talking about how they are human lab rats. "That's why the lab rats task was so funny."
4.33pm: The Insiders are annoyed with Deana's task singing. Deana's annoyed they're annoyed and will sing even louder next time.
Deafen them Deana!
4.46pm: Luke A is congratulating Sara for standing up to Caz earlier. He's referring to the burger barney.
There`s a clip on CH5 site - Fast Food Feud
5.01pm: Sara's shooting the breeze with Adam and Luke A. Could this floater be morphing into an Outsider?
5.12pm: Sara's friend has met Peter Andre at a book signing. Deana is jealous, she'd like to taste the Australian's flava.
Day 51: This House... is full of games
1 hour ago
The political party, unlike wine and cheese parties, was laden with complexity. As leaders of opposing political parties, both Luke S and Scott were put into a position whereby the inner working of their minds would be revealed. It was always going to be an interesting task. And that was before the argument topic was unveiled.
Luke S argued that Big Brother is won by playing a game, while Scott argued that it is won by being yourself.
What a masterful move. Those listening were forced to wonder if there was truth behind every role-played line. Poor Luke S was thrust into quite a spot. Whether he is or isn't playing a game, arguing his case too convincingly could jeopardise more than the task. You swine, BB, you brilliant swine.
Non-participating housemates gathered in a living area made up in purple and yellow to match the two parties.
"Scott looks like a barrister," announced Ashleigh, adding in a moment of analytical brilliance,"Luke S looks like a used car dealer."
Then the debates were upon us. Luke S got off to a shoddy start talking in the hazy terms of a fairground fortune teller and name-checking Neil Strauss's infamous player bible, The Game. He was trying to move with customary care, avoiding using personal examples that could offend. His finest hour came when trying to be wise about the dangers of being yourself in all your nobbish glory. Of nameless housemates past he said,
"They got evicted for being nobs but they weren't trying to be nobs, they just were."
Very good.
After a round of questions, Scott was up and managed to be so fluid and eloquent and boring, it was like we were transported to parliament itself. It felt like we had a sure-fire winner on our hands...
But then Big Brother called an extra two minutes for debate. Luke S and Scott were stumped. They'd used all available thought-power.
"Let's just be silent for two minutes," muttered Scott. Giving up is not Luke S's style, so he ground on and managed to trip a lethargic Scott up on a point about adaptiveness.
"Aha!" exclaimed Luke S, as if he'd just invented the light bulb.
After a few stutters, Scott came back,
"There are a lot of things in here over which we have no control which we have to do. There's a difference between that and playing a game."
Not bad, Scott, not bad at all. It was then over to the housemates to vote for the strongest argument in a specially erected ballot box.
For the final stage of the political party, the rival leaders went to the Diary Room to decide together who had made the stronger argument. If their vote coincides with the housemates' votes then they will win the task.
That's all for the task but the ripples from introducing the subject of game-playing may spread even further than today.
Watch this space for the campaign videos.
The rival politicans take their places at the podiums
Will Luke S take the housemates vote?
Or shall Scott steal the day?
Luke S rolls out his politician's smile
The public reaction is unenthusiastic
Scott gets stern
How would you describe Luke A's emotions at this point?
Time for the public to cast their votes
Luke A agonises over his choice
5.17pm: The doorbell has rung? What fresh party could this be?
5.30pm: Scott, Sara and Adam have been chosen to be office bosses for the next part of the task