Above: Paul Routledge in the Daily Mirror employing a convoluted argument justifying the imposition of Old Etonian toff Tristram Hunt as Labour candidate for Stoke on Trent. You can tell Paul Routledge hates loathes and detests Mr Hunt, but has to back him for the greater good of the party. Personally I would like to see a residence restriction for candidates - you can only apply for the seat you currently live in and only if you have lived there for at least three years (that would stop the professional carpet baggers).
Above: I am also enjoying David Hare's election columns in the Guardian (and I silently cheered when I read Brian Binley's comments about Kraft).
The other noteworthy event today was the defenestration of a candidate for failing to understand that Twitter is a medium that needs to be managed: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/09/stuart-maclennan-sacked-twitter-general-election
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