Big TV debate washup, the day after

Some more thoughts about last night's debate.

The papers have all given the debate to Nick Clegg, even those with Tory-leanings. And the Sun even had Clegg winning a poll on 61%, a phenomenal performance.

This was a turning point in the election race, less than three weeks away now. As I have said earlier, I believe the Lib Dems will gain seats and I expect them to be near the 100 mark in the new parliament giving them a big say should there be a hung parliament.

Some years ago the incumbent government in Canada was thrown out of office and left with TWO seats in the parliament. What a damning result for a government. Well, that will not happen here in the UK as voters are not that ruthless, but 1997 showed that it can do something if people think a government is rotten.

Well, this time around we have to replace a rotten parliament with at least 200 -250 brand-new parliamentarians coming in. So, this is the time to chuck out the rabble, time to turf out the lazy ones, the hopeless ones and bring in the new clean blood.

So come May 7 we could well see half of the parliament filled with new MPs and even the LDs way ahead and able to join with another party to govern Britain.

The labour and tory leaders will be worried men today, that's for sure. They will be reviewing the debate and looking in advance to next Thursday when foreign affairs is the issue. They will want to trump Clegg and hold him back. Should Clegg come out on top next week, again, then the other two will be s....ting themselves and panic may well settle in as no one will know whom The Queen will call to the palace to ask to become PM.

Ah, exciting times - so bring on debate 2 and debate 3. All to go for now as it ought be.
The electorate will decide and the candidates ought be worried, a lot - a terrible lot.

16 April