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 Comment ‘Five ways to improve Pride in Place’ Politicians of all stripes wax lyrical about tackling regional inequality, growth, devolution and regeneration. Much more rarely do… Kitty Thompson 8th August, 2026, 10:00 am News Two-thirds of Labour members want electoral reform commission – poll Almost two-thirds of Labour members want to see the government hold a National Commission on electoral reform, exclusive… Daniel Green 8th August, 2026, 6:00 am News Scottish Labour leadership election: Who are MPs and MSPs backing? The battle for endorsements is well underway in Scottish Labour as nominations open for the party’s leadership contest.… Daniel Green 7th August, 2026, 4:00 pm
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