1946: "No responsible party who aspires to government can rule out tax rises in the current environment," says Sir Malcolm Rifkind, when asked whether the Tories might raise VAT - something leader David Cameron fails to rule out in his interview with Jeremy Paxman. The ex-foreign secretary says Nick Clegg's party have been out of power since 1922 because "virtually none of the public wanted to vote for them in the past 100 years".
1950: The Green Party's Darren Johnson says last night's TV debate proves the three main parties haven't got the "bold, ambitious plans" needed to tackle climate change, which he says is "the real threat" facing the world at present. The Greens in England and Wales would create a million jobs and a more eco-friendly society. He adds that "87% of the population would actually be better off under our manifesto pledges".
