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
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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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Gary Gibbon
How did Murdoch get into The Indy’s inner sanctum?
Gary Gibbon blogs on the altercation between James Murdoch and Rebekah Wade and the Independent editor Simon Kellner.
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Foreign affairs leaders' debate
A perusal of the manifestos suggests that during Thursday’s debate on foreign policy and defence, Gordon Brown won’t be saying “I agree with Nick” very often. The phrase “I agree with David” may not pass Mr Brown’s lips but – with the exception of policy on Europe – the two bigger parties have more in…
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Gary Gibbon
Brown snaps over expenses repayment claim
Expenses aren’t dominating today’s election but they have popped up twice. At Nick Clegg’s press conference the BBC’s Andrew Neil was suggesting Nick Clegg had overdone it on the furnishings at his second home. Nick Clegg invited Andrew Neil round to have a look around at his Sheffield pad and prove it wasn’t a palace.
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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.
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Gary Gibbon
Waiting for the first TV debate to erupt – or should that be fizzle?
Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron prepare for the first televised leaders’ debate.
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Gary Gibbon
Mandelson’s weapon of choice – a stick of rock
Gary Gibbon is at the seaside ahead of tonight’s Leaders TV debate in Manchester
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Jon Snow
Why the TV leaders' debate is not the British way
Jon Snow blogs on how he believes the leaders’ debate is cutting voters and journalists’ access to the party leaders – and Americanising UK politics.