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  • April 22, 2010
    Don't get defensive about defence

    As the Tory and Labour leaders prepare nervously for the second round of head-to-head combat tonight, there can be little doubt that they both plan to take advantage of the foreign policy focus of the debate by attacking the Liberal Democrats’ policy on Trident.

  • April 22, 2010
    A vote for the BNP would be a vote to abolish democracy, says political reformer

    The head of political reform campaign Unlock Democracy has said that a vote for the British National Party is "a vote for the abolition of democracy."

  • April 22, 2010
    It’s the narrative, stupid: Get Clegg!

    The tabloid and Telegraph assault on Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg this morning is a rallying cry - in what will be a sustained counter-insurgency against making this General Election a key moment in breaking open an unfair, monopolistic and archaic political system in Britain.

  • April 22, 2010
    Confusion and doublethink

    Try out these two statements: Britain “has an electoral system that really works”. “Vote Clegg, get Brown”

  • April 22, 2010
    Westminster Declaration gets support from far right party

    Fourteen members of the right-wing United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) have signed a declaration produced by conservative church leaders in the UK for the general election.

  • April 22, 2010
    Thursday 22 April 'ethics election' agenda and comment

    8.30am - Conservatives launch Armed Forces manifesto

    9:00am - George Osborne visits Corus steelworks in Port Talbot

    10:00am - Communities secretary John Denham and Olympics minister Tessa Jowell launch Labour's London local election campaign, Hammersmith.

    10:00am - Plaid Cymru Westminster leader Elfyn Llwyd meets representatives of Royal Naval Association, British Legion, Llanelli Veterans Association, SSAFA, veterans, friends and families of serving soldiers in Afghanistan.

    11:00am - Health secretary Andy Burnham, Conservative shadow secretary Andrew Lansley and Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb participate in the '2010 Health Debate' on future direction of health policy. Jointly hosted by BMA, King's Fund, NHS Confederation and RCN.

    11:00am Nick Clegg visits parent and toddler group in Bristol.

    15:45pm Tory Party chairman Eric Pickles visits South Basildon & East Thurrock.

    4:35pm - David Cameron, home secretary Alan Johnson and Liberal Democrat Lembit Opik questioned by children in a CBBC programme (BBC1).

    5:00pm - Caroline Lucas gives lecture at Sussex University: 'Do good lives have to cost the Earth?'

    20:00pm Second prime ministerial election debate between David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Nick Clegg live on Sky News.

  • April 21, 2010
    Ethics election poll watch: Another 'humdinger' from ComRes with 10pt gap between Tories and Labour

    Another 'humdinger' from ComRes tonight with their poll for tomorrow's Independent and ITV News showing a 10 point Tory gap over Labour, with the Lib Dems in between.

  • April 21, 2010
    Top 100 political tweeters

    Edelman have published an updated top 200 'politicos' on Twitter.

  • April 21, 2010
    Plaid Cymru calls for spending on pensioners, not Trident

    Plaid Cymru's election candidates have signed a pledge promising to stand up for the needs of pensioners. They said that a “living pension” is needed more than a nuclear weapons system.

  • April 21, 2010
    Involve young people in democracy, says Lucas

    The Leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas, has insisted that young people should be allowed a greater role in the democratic process. She pitched for the youth vote on BBC Radio 1.