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Moving on to the big issue – 8 in the morning, 29th April

8am

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

* John Harris writes that yesterday was an example of the disconnect between the millions of “unsettled and often ragingly angry” people and the political class.

* Gillian Duffy is “not a bigot, and Gordon knew that…I have never seen him so angry with himself”, writes Alastair Campbgell.

* “The real danger for Labour is not what Gordon Brown said to Gillian Duffy, but what she said to him”, writes Steve Richards.

* Looking ahead to the final debate, on the economy, Gordon Brown will say he may not win a personality contest but that he has got the most important judgements right.

*Â Jobs, jobs, jobs: 54% of young people say their experience of unemployment will influence the way they vote, as 2,000 charities raise the issues of whether the Tories would cut the Future Jobs Fund.

* What are the big issues and challenges for each of the leaders in tonight’s debate?

*Â John Prescott hits the campaign trail in Birmingham, host to tonight’s debate.

* Fear of “contagion” is spreading over the Greek debt crisis.

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.

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