I watched the debate with interest, especially as it developed into quite a good discussion with some real bite - without descending into yah-boo. Nick Clegg certainly did well - I was quite impressed. He listened, spoke to the audience warmly and passionately and I like his disdain each time Brown tried desperately to be buddies. He got a fairly easy ride, however, because only Cameron tried to nail him down - Brown's pathetic overtures just embarrassed everyone.

Gordon Brown was worst, as expected. He was awfully nervous for the first ten minutes, and then warmed to his theme. I just wish they'd tell him not to smile. I know it's supposed to be about substance, but I swear that if that man smiles as he tells me the sun is going to rise in the morning, he'd have me doubting the phenomenon for the first time. Having said that, he knew his stuff and skewered Call-Me-Dave several times. But he looked like the desperate opposition, not the incumbent.

I agree that Cameron looked Prime Ministerial, in a John Major fin de siècle kind of way. He looked tired, and continued to avoid any real detail. I thought he came off badly on immigration and defence (surprisingly) and wet on the economy (unsurprisingly). As a natural conservative voter, he depresses me and made no inroads into changing my opinion that he will be a disaster. He wore that petulant frown too often, which makes him look like the bad people are taking away the victory daddy promised, and his brain can't think of an answer.

Early days, but it was a decent debate.