I've broadly agreed with the consensus views on both televised debates so far. Clegg impressed more and mastered the format immediately in the first, whilst in the second things were a lot more even. Brown did well as the statesman during the foreign policy questions, but came completely unstuck with his attack on the Tories health policies for the elderly, leading to Cameron's strongest moment of the debate.

What I found most interesting was the immigration question in the second debate. By all rights, Clegg should not do well here. His parties view on immigration is far more liberal than the average British position. For the record, he's not liberal enough on immigration for me, but then no-one ever will be. I'm uneasy with the points system for that reason, but I completely support the idea of an amnesty, and the idea that it would encourage more problematic illegal immigration in the future holds no track with me. That said, he went on the attack against both Brown and Cameron, and came out looking like a guy who might be able to actually deal with a system that has become seen as broken. His line against the Tories was simple enough - if there is going to be a cap, what's the number? - and utterly rubbishes their policy as simply rhetoric. His response to Brown, however, seemed off the cuff, yet managed to be both genuinely funny and a real argument winner.

It's been a fun ten days. Surely, we must be on the brink of a completely new political reality.