Strangely enough, on the night they were more or less as they are. There were no knock-out blows and no dreadful slip-ups.
Gordon Brown looked remarkably like, well, Gordon Brown – a bruising juggernaut of a politician who attracts respect and loathing according to taste. David Cameron displayed the fluency and charm that comes easily to Tory toffs. Nick Clegg stuck to the practised, occasionally sanctimonious script that the two big parties have had their chance.
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Jim Pickard
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