Gary Gibbon
What is Cameron up to with Green Party debate offer?
David Cameron has said the Greens should take part in a leaders’ debate if Ukip are represented. Could this be a smart strategic move?
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Gary Gibbon
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Clegg says he doesn’t advocate entry to euro
Nick Clegg said on last night’s Leaders’ debate that he wasn’t advocating entry into the euro but his manifesto says differently. FactCheck took a look.
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Will the Tories cut corporation tax for banks?
During the final Leaders’ debate Gordon Brown repeatedly asked David Cameron
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Gary Gibbon
What the post-debate reaction polls tell us
On the day after the final leaders debate, Gary Gibbon analyses the significance of the post-debate poll results.
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Jon Snow
Signalling the end to the campaign trail
I came to after my post-debate reverie on the 17th floor of the Radisson Hotel in Birmingham at 6:05am to the dulcet tones of Evan Davis and the Today Programme. Had a bath, caught the 6:30am to Euston. One scrambled egg and salmon and a black coffee later I arrived having been online throughout the…
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‘Scaremongering’ on amnesty for illegals?
The final Leaders’ debate got very heated last night when the discussion came around to immigration. The Tory leader rounded on his Lib Dem counterpart and started accusing him of wanting an amnesty for illegal immigrants.
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Nick Clegg doesn’t get tax credits – but an MP could
Nick Clegg repeated the claim twice in last night’s final leaders’ debate – an MP like him could claim tax credits – is he right?
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FactChecking Clegg, Cameron and Brown in the final TV leaders’ debate
FactChecking the third TV leaders’ debate.
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Gary Gibbon
Leaders’ debate: Brown ‘wins’ but is it too late?
So, Gordon raised his game and spoke in ways that cut through. He only said “double dip” once I think. His fatal weakness for lists was temporarily overcome. I didn’t hear a single sentence that started with the word “thirdly,” not something you can always rely on him for. But will it do him…
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Gary Gibbon
A Dad’s Army kind of debate
As the third leaders debate nears its end, a menacing swarm of spinners is gathering, blogs Gary Gibbon.
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Gary Gibbon
A better watch than the first two debates
The third leaders debate is a better watch than the previous two, blogs Gary Gibbon
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Gary Gibbon
Brown’s and Cameron’s two-pronged messages
Gordon Brown and David Cameron both have clear, two-pronged messages for the final leaders debate, blogs Gary Gibbon.
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Gary Gibbon
It looks like Brown is having a better night of it
The Facebook worm suggests that Gordon Brown is having a better night of it in the final leaders debate, blogs Gary Gibbon.
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Gary Gibbon
Wow! What an opening address from Gordon Brown.
An excellent opening statement from Gordon Brown in the third leaders debate, blogs Gary Gibbon
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Leaders’ debate round 2: FactChecked
A full round-up of and links to Channel 4 News FactCheck’s analysis of claims made by Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg in the second televised leaders’ debate.