15th April, 2010, 8:20 am Debate prep – 8 in the morning, April 15th Alex Smith Share this article: By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * 90 minutes that could change Britain: But David Miliband says that this is David Cameorn’s chosen turf… * Gordon Brown is said to have struggled in debate rehearsals, giving too long answers and top many statistics, reports the Times. * Watch out for Nick Clegg, says the Telegraph. * “The politicians are simply doing what works”: The Washington Post on tonight’s TV debate. * Turn on your TV and turn off apathy: the leaders’ debate could change the course of the election, writes John Ryley. * The launch of the “re-heated Thatcherism” of the Tory manifesto could be when David Cameron blew it, writes Steve Richards. * Nick Clegg has to accept that, issue by issue in this election, the Lib Dems have far more in common with Labour than the Tories, writes Andrew Adonis. * The FT reports £30 billion holes in all three of the parties’ election manifestos. Alex Smith Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband. @alexsmith1982 View all articles by Alex Smith Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList News Tributes paid to ‘much-loved’ Caerphilly MS Hefin David after sudden death Tributes have been paid to Caerphilly MS Hefin David, who has died suddenly at the age of 47.… Daniel Green 13th August, 2025, 11:48 am News Kinnock demands tougher response to Reform UK ahead of Senedd election Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has called on the party to examine and expose Reform UK’s “falsehoods and… Daniel Green 13th August, 2025, 6:00 am News From free summer buses for kids to mayoral solidarity: West of England mayor on first 100 days Buses can often get little media attention, but experts are clear; they matter to voters and improvements to… Daniel Green 12th August, 2025, 1:22 pm
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