Trust and democracy - 8 in the morning, April 7th

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By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

* The Guardian reviews the first day of the election campaign.

* In a speech this afternoon, Gordon Brown will announce Labour’s plans for fixed term parliaments and other changes including a move towards a written constitution.

* But existing bills on constitutional reform will be lost in the parliamentary wash up.

* Gordon Brown will not appear at the imminent nuclear summit hosted by President Obama because of the election campaign.

* As Danny Finkelstein says trust will be a key factor in this election…

* …One voter says: “I’ve been a Tory supporter all my life, but I don’t trust David Cameron enough to vote for him”.

* Today’s will be the last PMQs before the general election.

* Ministers have dropped plans in the budget for a 10% hike on tax on cider.

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.

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