Last night's first ever televised leaders' debate saw the three prospective Prime Ministers stick predictably tightly to their manifestos when the subject of the economy was raised.
The debate was scheduled to focus on domestic issues, with the next two, on Sky and BBC, intended to cover foreign policy and the economy respectively. For much of the discussion, the leaders’ colour-coded ties were the most attention-grabbing feature. However, among an audience grilling on immigration, education and crime, one question on the economy snuck in. David Cameron was first to respond and attempted to steer the conversation towards National Insurance (NI), dismissing the Government’s proposals as a tax on business and again wheeling out the 100 or so leading businessmen who...
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