The Thick Of It

“For those that have known Gordon Brown for many years, what we’ve just seen is no huge surprise I have to say.” Nick Robinson, BBC Political Editor   Television, radio and t’internet is awash today with coverage and reaction of BIGOTGATE, in which Gordon Brown was caught red-handed describing an encounter with a real person [...]

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Clegg: 110%, Brown: 3pts, Cameron: A Gold Star

The second Prime Minsterial Debate took place in Bristol this evening, and like last week when CleggMania was born, the poll-meisters immediately released stats announcing the runaway winner: ComRes/ITV: Clegg 33%, Brown 30%, Cameron 30% YouGov/The Sun: Cameron 36%, Clegg 32%, Brown 29% The Guardian: Clegg 64%, Brown 28%, Cameron 8% Angus Reid: Clegg 33%, Cameron [...]

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Taking The Low Road

In a matter of hours ITV will broadcast the first ever Prime Ministerial debate for the UK general election, the first of three such debates during the election campaign. Next weeks’ debate on Sky between Labour’s Gordon Brown, David Cameron of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrat’s Nick Clegg will focus on international matters, the [...]

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