Tamzin Lightwater

Diary of a Notting Hill Nobody – 23 October 2009

Tamzin Lightwater's unique take on the week

issue 24 October 2009

Monday

Bit of a problem with the TV election debates. We want one debate. Mr Clegg wants three. Gordon wants 56 — two a day for four weeks of the campaign involving all our front-bench spokesmen. And he says he wants a special extended three-hour debate between Gids and Mr Darling with a ‘maths bee’, where they are made to do sums before a live studio audience.

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