May
14
2010
0

Clifton College Mock Election 2010

Ben Clatworthy announces election resultsAs David Cameron takes up residence in Number 10 we look at how the Clifton Mock Election gave pupils the chance to experience an election. Ben Clatworthy reviews the Mock Election

Clifton have historically organized a mock election at the time of a national General Election and 2010 was to be no different. The newly established Politics Department took charge of the event and with the support of the Percival Library staff.

It became clear early on that the mock election wouldn’t differ dramatically from the UK picture of uncertainty. It was clear it would be a four-horse race from the off.

Nine candidates stood for election, representing all the major parties including UKIP, Greens, Respect, The Monster Raving Loony Party and even the Communist Party. One ‘Independent’ candidate put himself to the public too.

After a week of campaigning, posters and lots of talk William Rushworth of the Conservative Party came out

Ben Clatworthy with Conservative Winner

Ben Clatworthy and Will Rushworth, the election winner.

on top; 20 votes ahead of UKIP candidate Charles Markham. Labour finished in a close third place.

The Mock Election offered Clifton pupils a real chance to engage and experience real life democracy and for some the idea of going to a polling station seemed so foreign that even if they gained nothing from the event they will now know how to vote when they are 18.

A Hustings session was also held, allowing the 9 candidates to try and win over voters as they set out their ideologies to a 100 strong crowd, last Wednesday.

The 1997 Mock Election was convincingly won by Old Cliftonian, Nick Yarker, who in this years National Poll was the standing Conservative candidate for Bristol West, the constituency that the College is situated.

Pupils can now take Politics at AS and A-Level as a new subject at Clifton and the modest class of 10 is expected to rise in numbers when the next year of students take up AS studies in September. The subject is taught by former Head of History, Peter Lidington whose brother was re-elected as Conservative MP for Aylesbury. He is expected to take up a Ministerial role in the coming days.

Old Cliftonian Richard Hooper teaches the other half of the course and as a politics fanatic seems the perfect second half for Peter.

The result of our election may not have changed the course of day to day life but for the pupils of Clifton it has very much given them an insight into the working of the UK political system.

Words by Ben Clatworthy

May
13
2010
0

Cameron’s Cabinet

The waiting is over; here is the confirmed list of David Cameron’s new cabinet.

Prime Minister – David Cameron
Deputy Prime Minister – Nick Clegg
Chancellor of the Exchequer – George Osborne
Home Secretary, Minister for Women & Equality – Theresa May
Foreign Secretary – William Hague
Attorney General – Dominic Grieve

Business – Vince Cable
Cabinet Office – Francis Maude
Children, Schools & Families – Michael Gove

Chief Secretary to the Treasury – David Laws
Chief Whip – Patrick McLoughlin
Communities & Local Government – Eric Pickles
Culture, Olympics, Media & Sport – Jeremy Hunt
Defence – Liam Fox
Energy & Climate Change – Chris Huhne
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs – Caroline Spelman
Health – Andrew Lansley
Higher Education – David Willetts
International Development – Andrew Mitchell
Justice, Lord Chancellor – Ken Clarke
Leader of the House of Commons – George Young
Leader of the House of Lords – Tom Strathclyde
Minister without Portfolio – Sayeeda Warsi
Northern Ireland – Owen Paterson
Policy – Oliver Letwin

Scotland – Danny Alexander
Transport – Phillip Hammond
Wales – Cheryl Gillan
Work & Pensions – Iain Duncan-Smith

May
11
2010
0

David Cameron becomes Prime Minister

BREAKING: It is now possible to confirm that David Cameron is the UK Prime Minister following the resignation of Gordon Brown just over an hour ago. Both have visited the queen since then. Gordon Brown thanked his wife and children as he left 10 Downing Street for the last time.

David Cameron welcomed in a new government as he takes up residence in his new house.

Harriet Harman has been confirmed as the acting-leader of the Labour party by Gordon Brown in a speech at Labour Party HQ.

A meeting between the Conservaties and the Liberal Democrats is expected in the next hour.

Britain turns CONSERVATIVE on MAY 11 2010.

May
10
2010
0

If you liked the election coverage, you’ll love this…

Thanks to everyone who read my live blog as the election night unfolded, it was great to have so many of you getting in contact and emailing in your views on the action. Sadly, the word ‘action’ might be considered an overstatement as to date its quite unclear where we stand.
However this blog won’t do for Politics quite what it did for the election during the other 364 days of the year, but I am sure many of you would be interested in reading a whole blog devoted to the workings of the country and of course the inner-workings of UK Politics.

It’s a favorite of mine and despite being freshly launched this blog will no doubt become quite a read in the near future.

‘A new dawn has broken, has it not?’ – The words of Tony Blair as the New Labour era was ushered in thirteen years ago. So it is with these words that I launch my own personal political blog, The Hanson Account, just days after the remnants of that New Labour experiment were so comprehensively rejected by the British public.
James Hanson is a 17 year old politics student from Bristol, James has decided that the only way to get my view heard is by entering the flooded market that is the political blogosphere. He can only hope that this particular account of UK political events is in some small way perceptive to somebody out there! James will try not to make it purely a soap box for his personal views and pet causes.

THE HANSON ACCOUNT

Ben Clatworthy recommends the Hanson Account as a must read for anyone interested in Politics.

May
06
2010
1

Election Night 2010 – As it happened

Hello! And welcome to live coverage of the 2010 General Election with Ben Clatworthy.


05:15 This live event has now finished. Thanks to everyone who followed the General Election action live on Ben Clatworthy’s blog. We will have a full blog post very soon, but for now the whole night is outlined below from the live event. Ben Clatworthy would like to thank Alex Bor for the design of the of his live event system.


05:10 CONSERVATIVE: Charlotte Leslie wins in BRISTOL NORTH WEST gaining the seat from Labour.


05:11 LABOUR: Blears Holds Saltford.


05:08 John Armstrong, for the BBC at Ashton Gate says we should expect the Bristol North West result in the next 5 minutes. Another count held up by postal votes which needed to be verified.


05:05 CONSERVATIVE: David Lidington (my Politics teachers bother), Conservative HOLDS Aylesbury, Tory safe seat.


05:00 LABOUR: Labour HOLD Edinburgh South


04:57 LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: Lib Dems take Norwich South from Labour and Charles Clarke.


04:52 LABOUR: Labour's Ed Balls re-elexted in Morley and Outwood.


04:50 Bristol North West Conservative Candidate Carlottle Leslie lives on my road. Results expected very soon. Good Luck!


04:45 The sun is rising in Bristol. Election night keeps one awake for a long time!


04:44 CON: 206 LAB: 153 LIB DEM: 30 OTH: 25


04:34 Bristol North West delayed again. Bristol South still to come.


04:30 David Cameron arrives at Tory Party HQ on Milbank.


04:27 CON: 179 LAB: 141 LIB DEM: 28 OTH: 25


04:20 Gordon Brown's plane lands in London.


04:19 CONSERVATIVE: Conservatives gains SWINDON south.


04:19 BNP in fourth in Bristol East. Long way off third place though.


04:18 LABOUR: Labour HOLD Bristol East. Muslim Conservative Candidate in second. Conservatives need Bristol North West now.


04:13 A Hung Parliament is expected to ensue.


04:11 LABOUR: Labour HOLD Birmingham.


04:09 Bristol North West results expected at 04:30. 330 declared; 319 to go and 1 election in 3 weeks after UKIP death.


04:03 CON: 150 LAB: 121 LIB DEM: 23 OTH: 25


04:00 LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: Lib Dems HOLD Bristol West. Stephen Williams wins, defeating Nick Yarker, who went to my school, in Bristol West, Clifton College. 9.0% Labour to Lib Dem swing. Yarker in 3rd place.


03:58 Awaiting results of British National Party target seat Barking. Results due in 1 hour. However they feel they may well be in third place.


03:55 313 seats returned.


03:52 7.7% swing in Carlise for the Tory's from Labour. Varying swings across the county though.


03:51 LABOUR: Labour HOLD ROCHDALE; the home of Gillian Duffy.


03:50 Conservatives storm ahead momentarily, or is there no hope left for Labour?


03:48 Nick Robinson of the BBC says; "There's no doubt at all that Nick Clegg will be hugely disappointed with the way things are going. Nevertheless, the Lib Dem leader may be about to determine - or at least have a big say in determining - the next government. Mr Clegg personally may well have a role in it. That's a lot of power for someone who's party is actually doing pretty badly."


03:47 CONSERVATIVE: Conservatives gain CARLISE from Labour.


03:45 Major developments now unfolding as the Conservatives race ahead.


03:43 LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: Lib Dems HOLD Bath.


03:40 CON: 122 LAB: 107 LIB DEM: 19 OTH: 24


03:22 LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: Lib Dems GAIN Newton Abbot.


03:17 Westcountry becoming Blue. Good news for the Tories. Awaiting Bristol regions. 4am prediction.


03:13 Gordon Brown taking off from Edinburgh airport to fly to London now.


03:10 LABOUR: DARLING RE-ELECTED in EDINBURGH SOUTH WEST.


03:08 LAB: 82 CON: 78 LIB DEM: 9 OTH: 23


03:06 CONSERVATIVES and LABOUR LEVEL on 76 seats.


03:05 'Labour has lost mandate to govern' - Cameron.


03:02 LABOUR: DAVID MILABAND RE-ELECTED.


02:59 CONSERVATIVE: WITNEY: DAVID CAMERON: CONSERVATIVES HOLD.


02:57 CONSERVATIVE: Conservatives HOLD Somerset North.


02:54 Witney count result expected very soon.


02:52 Recount in Birmingham. Tory key seat, but recount suggests its a close outcome.


02:51 LAB: 69 CON: 53 LIB DEM: 8 OTH: 19


02:46 LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: Lib Dems HOLD Eastleigh.


02:44 LAB: 60 CON: 44 LIB DEM: 6 OTH: 18


02:39 David Cameron checks his share of the vote in Witney. Very safe seat.


02:33 Newspapers first editions out. Hard day to go to print.


02:25 CONSERVATIVE: Conservatives WIN Glamorgan. Conservative target seat number 2.


02:22 HUNG likely now.


02:12 LABOUR: LABOUR WIN GLASGOW and HOLD HALTON


02:11 LAB: 38 CON: 21 LIB DEM: 4 OTH: 12


02:06 LABOUR: Labour HOLD Exeter. Ben Bradshaw, holds since 1997.


02:00 From the BBC; Speaking after being re-elected, Gordon Brown said: "My duty to the country coming out of the election is to play my part in Britain having a strong and stable and principled government. Able to lead Britain into a sustained economic recovery and able to implement our commitments to far-reaching reform to our political system upon which there is a growing consensus in our country."


01:57 57 declarations in now.


01:55 LAB: 28 CON: 14 LIB DEM: 4 OTH: 11


01:54 @Conservatives on Twitter: Great result for Anne Milton MP - we've held Guildford with a 7% swing against the Lib Dems.


01:50 Bristol East and South still on verification process, going to be late.


01:40 Seemed like Gordon just signed off from being PM.


01:40 LAB: 19 CON: 5 LIB DEM: 4 OTH: 10


01:35 LABOUR: LABOUR AND GORDON BROWN HOLDS KIRKCALDY


01:32 Durham due.


01:28 LAB: 11 CON: 4 LIB DEM: 2 OTH: 7


01:22 CONSERVATIVE: Filton and Bradley Stoke goes to the Conservatives.


01:21 Filton and Bradley Stoke imminent - Nigel Dando says Conservatives looking "pleased with themselves".


01:17 Over 12 unique clicks a minute to the blog now.


01:14 CONSERVATIVE: Conservatives HOLD Putney.


01:11 LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: Lib Dems HOLD Torbay.


01:08 CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY NOW PREDICTED


01:06 CONSERVATIVE: 9.4% swing to win Kingswood for CON.


01:06 CONSERVATIVE: Conservatives GAIN Kingswood from Labour. First Conservative seat.


01:04 STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN.


01:03 David Cameron arrives at his count in Whitney. Back from the pub!


01:00 CONFIRMED: Arfon: Plaid Cymru gain from Labour.


00:59 LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: Lib Dems HOLD Thornbury and Yate. MP: Steve Webb.


00:52 CONFIRMED: Labour on 5 seats, Lib Dem on 1 and Others on 3 (DUP - Northern Ireland at the moment).


00:49 Belfast East won by Long; massive defeat for Peter Robinson. 29% swing.


00:28 CONSERVATIVE: Tories twitter they have won Battersea? unconfirmed


00:25 'Wrong names' printed on Vauxhall ballot papers, the BBC reports. Council election ballot papers in a south London ward were printed with the wrong candidate names resulting in 26 people casting invalid votes.


00:20 We want more results.


00:13 Bomb alert in Northern Ireland.


00:09 Electoral Commission apologize over voting problems.


23:58 Electoral lists not updated? Labour report 300 people being turned away from the polling booths.


23:55 @williamhanson on Twitter: "Nick Griffin's constituency is Barking. So apt."


23:53 Reports of a polling station running out of ballot papers. "Chaos" according to the BBC's Nick Robinson.


23:51 Nick Griffin arrives in Barking - where he hopes to become the MP. First far right MP in Parliament if he wins.


23:49 Question posted to the Blog by Mark Aldrich: Why are there so many inconsistencies with polling stations closing doors? - Well it looks as if they just didn't expect this high a turnout. It is a very mad omen for democracy in such a high profile country. Queues were massive everywhere. It just seems the returning officers don't know the rules back to back and were not instructed accordingly.


23:46 57% turnout in Sunderland Central.


23:42 LABOUR: LABOUR HOLD SUNDERLAND CENTRAL. (very rowdy as results are announced)


23:40 David Cameron's wild card. First CON MP since 1963 in Sunderland Central?


23:38 Sunderland Central result due soon. Then more should follow fast.


23:28 Labour down -16% in Sunderland and Washington West. 54% turnout.


23:26 LABOUR: LABOUR HOLD SUNDERLAND AND WASHINGTON WEST SEAT.


23:22 Harriet Harman tells BBC Radio 4 "results could have a legal challenge".


23:17 Washington and Sunderand West declaration of results due very soon.


NOTE: You can contact Ben Clatworthy by emailing election@benclatworthy.com or via Twitter ( www.twitter.com/benclatworthy.com )


23:11 BBC showing pictures of queues in Leeds where people were turned away from voting.


23:09 Exit poll revised. Conservatives loose two seats in version two.


23:07 Reports of a polling station open until 22.30 coming in due to high demand.


23:04 @TheOutSourcer tells me on Twitter: "Bet my broker wont be there at 1am for me to sell! - by 8.00am stocks/bonds could be in scary territory judging by the Dow."


23:00 First results in and polls shut 1 hour ago. Results will start to flood in after around midnight. We will do our best to keep up.


22:52 Turnout 55% in Houghton Sunderland South.


22:52 LABOUR: LABOUR HOLD HOUGHTON SUNDERLAND SOUTH AS FIRST RESULT COMES IN.


22:47 FIRST RESULT DUE IN NEXT FEW MOMENTS.


22:41 Sunderland result expected very soon.


22:35 Stock Exchange will open at 01.00 on Friday in hope of Election reaction.


22:33 Sunderland delayed a few minutes due to high turnout.


22:32 Reports of a high turnout in Bristol North West came in earlier, very high in one ward, Henbury.


22:27 William Hanson writes: Paxman: "But you would consider getting into bed with Peter Mandleson? - directed at Lib Dem's Ed Davey.'


22:24 20 minutes to Sunderland's planned return of results. Time is ticking for them. Rush on.


22:20 LibDem blog LibDemVoice says of exit poll: "They don't count postal votes and have been wrong most years."


22:09 Sunderland predicts 22.43 for return of results.


22:09 Sunderland in the lead as ballot boxes fly into the council house.


22:07 First results expected in the next hour or so. Postal votes not included in Exit Poll. Who will win the returning race? Who knows. Sunderland in the lead as ballot boxes fly into the council house.


22:00 EXIT POLL: HUNG PARLIAMENT - CONSERVATIVES LARGEST PARTY - 307 SEATS - 255 LABOUR - 59 LIB DEM.


21:56 Hello! Exit poll in 4 minutes. WELCOME ALONG AND STAY TUNED FOR MUCH MORE.


21:30 Welcome, we will be going live very shortly. Welcome along and hopefully you will still be with us in the early hours. We can't wait!

Apr
28
2010
0

Brown in hot water day before Birmingham

The Campaign trail turns nasty as Gordon Brown calls a pensioner “Bigoted” just one day before the final Leaders Debate from Birmingham.

Gordon Brown hasn’t had an easy time during the Election Campaign often stuck in 3rd when it comes to the polls and finding himself increasingly under pressure in the Leaders Debates. Today things got worse as he called Pensioner,  Gillian Duffy a ‘bigoted’ woman following a lively debate.

When asked what she had said he said, “urgg everything. She’s just a sort of bigoted woman that said she used to be Labour. I mean it’s just ridiculous. I don’t know why Sue brought her up towards me.”

Brown is currently in Gillian Duffy’s house making a personal apology.

The incident occurred as Gordon got into his car forgetting to take off his Sky News lapel microphone. As his car drove off his words were recorded live.

Gillian was later played the tapes back by the Sky News team and she was clearly devastated, “I’m very upset. He’s an educated person. Why has he come out with words like that?

“He’s supposed to be leading the country and he’s calling an ordinary woman who’s come up and asked questions that most people would ask him… It’s going to be tax, tax, tax for another 20 years to get out of this national debt, and he’s calling me a bigot.”

It is unlikely that any apology will make the ‘life long’ Labour supporter vote Brown on May 6.

The incident came just one day before the final Leaders Debate that is due to take place tomorrow on the BBC.

However things still haven’t calmed down after the Sky News debate last week when over 700 complains

Brown, Cameron and Clegg shake hands last week

All smiles last week

were made to Ofcom over the way chairman Adam Boulton handled the debate. 653 complaints were made over Boulton appartently ‘heckling’ Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.

A further 34 complaints were registered about BSkyB’s overall election coverage for issues including alleged inaccurate polling statistics on Sky News and pro-Tory bias in a post-debate show.

Boulton broke the rules when he asked his own question to Nick Clegg over the fiasco that left him featured on the front pages of many national newspapers.

Ofcom is said to be ‘rejecting’ complains as procedure was not violated.

The Scottish National Party suffered a blow today when a court ruled that the BBC could proceed with the leaders’ debate tomorrow. They had taken legal action over the BBC as apartently not inviting them was a break of the Government’s rules of the BBC.

The Court of Session in Edinburgh to decided that the corporation had not breached its rules on impartiality by excluding the SNP.

The debate between Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will go ahead. It will be broadcast live from Birmingham tomorrow night.

BEN CLATWORTHY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE TWITTERING LIVE THROUGHOUT THE ELECTION DEBATE ON HIS TWITTER PAGE; PLUS, JOIN IN BY REPLYING WITH @benclatworthy ANYTIME.

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Words by Ben Clatworthy

Apr
24
2010
4

Cameron on course to win Election?

Who will you vote for on May 6?After the second live TV debate there isn’t long left for the hardy Politicians to show us what they’re made of. With just under two weeks until the nation goes to the polls we want to find out who you think will win the General Election?

Gordon Brown thinks he is the only one for the job, whilst, David Cameron may want a fairer government and Nick Clegg a reformation of UK Politics; but who will the country back on May 6?

The second television debate from the Arnolfini in Bristol left many voters still undecided and sitting on the fence. The YouGov poll may have left Cameron ahead after the debate, but here we want to know how you will vote as things stand?

Who would you vote for if the General Election were held now?

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Apr
22
2010
0
Apr
22
2010
1

Brown, Cameron and Clegg battle in Bristol

The 3 leaders debateLast Thursday UK Political history was made in Manchester; this week all eyes turn to Bristol in the South West of England as it hosts the Second UK Leaders Debate. Ben Clatworthy looks at what’s to come on Thursday.

For the party leaders last Thursday was quite possibly the most tense ninety minutes of their political lives to date; now they have to do it all again, but this time the talk won’t be Home Affairs but Foreign Policy and Trident.

Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats party was widely accepted as last weeks ‘winner’ as he rose above Cameron and Brown wowing the British party with his ideologies and talk of ‘cleaning up politics’. This week might prove tougher for the man of the moment as he tells the British people of his want to join the Euro and unleashes some potentially unpopular policies on the EU. Do we still have our rose tinted specs on?

David Cameron, leader of the Conservative party was under great expectations from the people last week and many think he didn’t perform quite as well as he should have. Eton debating teams and statesman like behavior were all words used to brand Cameron pre-debate. Post debate people seemed to have an air of disappointment. This week those expectations are on Clegg so just maybe Cameron will shine. He’s got egg on his face at the moment anyway; quite literally.

Sky News Leaders Debate Studio in Bristol - c/o Sky News

Sky News Leaders Debate Studio - Brstol

Gordon Brown on the other hand had little expectation and one couldn’t help but think Labour supporters were just pleased he got through it – this week he will need to do better if he isn’t going to survive. Agreeing with Nick just won’t do Brown – we want to hear what you have to say.

It’s going to be though one in Bristol – will Clegg reign supreme for the second week running or will Cameron steal the limelight this week.

In Bristol rumors that the Arnolfini would be the home of the debate have been confirmed today as a no-go zone has been set up around the building in preparation for the big night.

Here at Clifton College all the talk is of ‘egg’ and ‘the debate’ and the thought of Bristol playing host to the three party leaders.

So that’s what going on in the world of the General Election for the time being. We’ll see whats changed this time tomorrow!

BEN CLATWORTHY WILL BE TWITTERING LIVE THROUGHOUT THE ELECTION DEBATE ON HIS TWITTER PAGE; PLUS, JOIN IN BY REPLYING WITH @benclatworthy ANYTIME.

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Words by Ben Clatworthy

Apr
19
2010
3

Clegg nearly as popular as Churchill

The 3 leaders debateLast Wednesday he wasn’t even the most famous Nick in politics; Nick Griffin, leader of the British National Party was widely accepted as being that. Now he is nearly as popular as Churchill following last Thursdays first televised debate. Ben Clatworthy followed the action on ITV.

It’s the story of the British love for the underdog. Last week Nick Clegg was unheard of by many of the voting British public, now he is the much loved Liberal Democrat leader who is winning over the hearts and minds of the people.

Following his decisive victory in last week’s television debate (many political pundits were quick to back Clegg as the best and Twitter clearly showed that too), Clegg has surged to a higher approval rating than Tony Blair at the peak of new Labour’s popularity.

Live debate on ITV last Thursday

Brown hot under the collar?

During the First Leader’s Election debate on ITV last Thursday the words ‘I agree with Nick’ became a ‘Trending topic’ on the popular social networking site, Twitter. Gorden Brown may just have agreed too much at the time, and now the British public are following suit.

Saturday nights YouGov survey showed that the three parties are almost neck and neck. The Tories and Labour have some work to do to keep ahead of Clegg. The election is fast becoming a three horse race for the first time in history.

Clegg himself has an almost unprecedented approval rating of 72%, ahead of Cameron on 19% and Brown on minus 18%.

Churchill had an 83% approval rating in 1945, just a few months before he lost the general election.

Meanwhile the popular student chat site ‘The Student Room’ (www.thestudentroom.co.uk) say that 72.40% of their 587 online poll voters believe that Clegg has the interests of the students are heart. He has recently done a Question and Answer session on the website.

Forum member David Kirkpatrick commented, “I beleive Clegg would be a poor leader, that’s why I shall not vote lib dems. Had Vince Cable been representing the Lib dems however, they would get my vote.”

Forum member ‘Gemma’ was more impressed by Clegg, “I saw the debate last night, and that encouraged me to vote in Clegg’s favour. This had increased my liklihood to do so even more. I believe we do need a change in our country, and Clegg seems to have the answers that the others don’t.. mainly because they seem to be too busy fighting against each other to win the election rather than remembering what’s really important.”

Gorden Brown is set to answer questions on the site today and David Cameron on Wednesday. It will make interesting reading.

So, do the Conservatives and Labour have some work to do; well the short answer is, yes. A Lib Dem win still seems unlikely, but he certainly has put a spanner in the works for the time being.

The Second Leaders Election debate takes place THIS THURSDAY, 22 April, on Sky News at 8pm. Once again Ben Clatworthy will be Twittering feedback of the debate throughout. Ben’s twitter comments proved extremely popular with over 150 @benclatworthy replies throughout and nearly 100 new followers.

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