23rd April, 2010, 9:08 am Debate reaction – 8 in the morning, April 23rd Alex Smith Share this article: By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * Check out LabourList’s Live Blog of the debate, with all the instant news, opinion, polls and video clips and photos from our joint debate watch party in London. * The Guardian leader says Gordon Brown has given Labour new hope. * Polly Toynbee says “Why does Cameron fail to shine? Because the sincerity deficit shows, with slogans, mantras and an advertising man’s repetitions.” * The New York Times says the old guard rebounded last night. * Steve Richards says that while the gap was narrower last night, it’s still Clegg who has taken his opportunity. * If the question asked by last night’s debate is who is the man best equipped to be Prime Minister, the answer is Gordon, writes Alastair Campbell. * The Sun has “censored” one of its own polls which showed support for the Lib Dems, reports the Independent. * Nick Robinson reports that Conservative HQ has been implicated in the right-wing press’ attacks on the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. 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 ‘As metro mayors gain power, Labour must tighten political accountability’ Last year, the government published a White Paper in which it stated that it would put mayors ‘front… Patrick Seyd 22nd February, 2026, 10:00 am Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor – week ending 22 February 2026 Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your… LabourList Staff 22nd February, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘The coastal towns where young people have been left behind by Whitehall’ Britain is an island nation, yet for too long we have turned our backs on the places that… Helena Dollimore MP 22nd February, 2026, 6:00 am
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