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 Analysis The importance of keeping it local In the final days before this set of important local elections, it can feel as though the gravitational… James Tibbitts 5th May, 2026, 10:09 am Comment ‘Reform or Recovery? The High-Stakes NHS Test for Wes Streeting’ In the weeks following the local elections, political attention may well turn to senior Labour figures such as… Charlie Paterson 5th May, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘Labour’s Crime and Policing Act is a step forward for shop worker safety’ For far too many years, shop staff across Britain have gone to work knowing they may face abuse,… Callum Anderson MP 5th May, 2026, 6:00 am
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