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True to an extent. The main five or six parties are all for a capitalist liberal democracy. Nobody is offering an alternative system to that. But within that framework there is are massive choices to be made. Depending on how things play out, we may see an exit from Europe, the break-up of the...

And the Tories haven't won a majority for 23 years! We're entering a brave new world of multi-party politics.

Ukip aren't on course to win a significant number of MPs. Maybe two or three. The Tories' only hope of retaining power is with another Lib Dem agreement. If the numbers are so slender that they'd need to count on a handful of Ukip and DUP votes, then you'd have to imagine the LDs would walk away...

Thanks for that - I may actually put some cash on! You're probably seeing a post BBC QT bounce for Cameron there, but it will settle back to Miliband being favourite. The deck is stacked in his favour. Even Michael Portillo on last night's This Week declared Miliband the likely PM.

All the leading pollsters acknowledge that it is much more difficult for Cameron to do that based on the parliamentary make-up. He'd have to defy history and hold onto most of his seats, despite a good chunk of them being within a few points of a swing back to Labour (and marginal polls show...

Not possible. The Tories have calculated that SNP fearmongering is good for business, squeezing the Labour vote in both England and Scotland. The Tory-supporting press have obliged and hammered these stories into the public consciousness every day. No way of avoiding the subject. I'm sure...

This is true. No chance of a majority. But they could lead a minority government without any formal deals.

I'm not dreaming. Just an objective statement.

He might not require either. tbf, growth is lower today than it was when Labour left office.

Yes. If Clarkson entered the political arena I would listen to his arguments and assess their merits. To ignore anyone of substantial political influence is to disengage from the national discourse. Opinions are reconstructed, polished and finessed with the stress of interaction. This is ad...

Ukip.

He's a comedian popular enough to warrant world tours, mostly doing sell-outs. He's a bestselling author, hosted a very popular R2 show, and the movies he's participated in have grossed over $1bn. And now he's an activist with nearly 10m followers and 1m subscribers to his political video blog...

Socialists can be democrats too! And as far as I know, no, I've never seen him advocating a one-party state. There are two people in this thread who have already demonised Brand but refused to listen to what he has to say. It's really better to hear him out and make your own judgements rather...

Now I know you didn't watch the video you linked to, because the fellow who was 'disrupted' was the one to engage Brand in conversation.

What? Did you watch the video? Brand squeezed the man's arm. That's it. It is the worst example of 'physical force' I have ever seen, and certainly doesn't imply he's in favour of brute force power-grabbing! He's more than doing his political bit as a citizen. The man gave up a film career...

Demonstrations and protests are a pillar of democracy. Really? Any links/citations to back this up? Brand is a democrat. He just believes most elected representatives are servants to big capital rather than to the people. Watch and judge for yourself.

That's a shame, because: ...is exactly the same concern that Brand shares, and a political leader is willing to talk about. There's no obligation to like either of them or the content of their discussion. But if this is a major concern of yours, then it'd be in your interest to hear out the...

It may not be up your street, but it's worth watching the Miliband-Brand interview to see how you attack that problem. Miliband, unlike any of the other party leaders, has a track record of standing up to big interests.

To some extent. The rhetoric of the SNP is stronger for sure. Trouble is, the IFS determined you couldn't slip a fag paper between the SNP and Labour's economic plans. If anything, the SNP will be more austere: linky

Paddington: an initially deflating choice by GF. But thoroughly enjoyed it. A bright and opulent depiction of London, and cheery humour throughout. A good moderate running time too. 8/10 French Kiss: an older romcom from 1995. If you have to watch a flick from this genre, make it one like this...