Faisal Islam
GDP figure will frame the final leaders’ debate
Faisal Islam blogs on how today’s GDP figure will have a big role to play in next week’s leaders’ debate on the economy – and possibly the party campaigns.
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Gary Gibbon
Clashes on the economy, immigration and coalitions – but the questioners have the upper hand
Gary Gibbon blogs on the party leaders responses so far in the second leaders’ debate.
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Gary Gibbon
Party leaders are being tested on their policies – and forget the niceties
Gary Gibbon blogs on how Gordon brown has gone on the attack as all the party leaders change their tactics in the second leaders’ debate.
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Gary Gibbon
A leaders’ debate on foreign affairs that’s heading home
Gary Gibbon nlogs on how the foreign affairs leaders’ debate is mutating into something different from its original rules.
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Gary Gibbon
First thoughts on second leaders’ debate
Gary Gibbon blogs on the opening exchanges of the second leaders debate
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Faisal Islam
The cost of unemployment
Faisal Islam blogs on the rise in unemployment to over 2.5m just two weeks ahead of the general election.
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Gary Gibbon
Will the Lib Dem election bubble burst?
Rather like the men with the tape measures who lay out the cutlery and glasses at state banquets the Lib Dems seem to have a staffer who makes sure that Vince Cable’s lectern is a critical two inches behind Nick Clegg’s. The leader’s been taking shots at “greedy bankers” this morning. He’s getting asked what…
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Gary Gibbon
Boris on the Liberal Democrat ‘puffball’
Gary Gibbon blogs on how London mayor Boris Johnson has been targetting the Liberal Democrats
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Gary Gibbon
While Tory campaign relaunches, Labour’s pop group reforms
As David Cameron turns a small business speech into a relaunch address, the old Labour pop group of Peter Mandelson and Alastair Campbell show signs of enjoying themselves too much, blogs Gary Gibbon.
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Gary Gibbon
Learning from the unexpected poll surge for Lib Dems
Nick Clegg’s children are amongst those stranded abroad by the volcanic ash. Maybe it’ll give him extra time to focus on the week ahead and trying to hold onto the most extraordinary and unexpected sudden poll surge many people can remember, writes Gary Gibbon.
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Gary Gibbon
The day after, leaders debate is still the hot topic
Gary Gibbon blogs on how the party leaders tried to take advantage of the closing seconds of last night’s leaders’ debate.
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Faisal Islam
Economy still the key talking point for leaders
Faisal Islam blogs on how he believes the Conservatives may be feeling a little edgy after last night’s leaders’ debate.
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Jon Snow
The X Factor's gift to British democracy
Jon Snow blogs about how last night’s TV leaders debate was a “far better viewing experience” than he had anticipated – and how Nick Clegg gave the most relaxed performance.
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Gary Gibbon
People will say that Nick Clegg won this
It’s over. I think people will be inclined to say that Nick Clegg won this. He has raised his game. He has, in the past, looked like a man who has lost interest in his own answers. Not tonight. The Tories wanted to use this debate to frame the argument between them and Labour… but…
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Gary Gibbon
Brown tries to embrace an unwilling Clegg
Gary Gibbon blogs that the prime minister is trying to embrace the unwilling Lib Dem leader in a loveless armlock.