1644: Mr Brown says "there is no escape from a partnership between the student, the parent and the state to pay for university". He was responding to a question about whether it's fair that Scottish students don't pay tuition fees and whether they could be scrapped in England. The questioner asks again, unhappy with the response, so Mr Brown insists that higher education is "not free" in Scotland, but the Barnett formula - the calculation by which funding to Scotland from Westminster is allocated - could be reviewed in the future.
1651: "The image is fine, the huskies are great, but when it comes to confronting the real issues he is just found wanting." So said Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband during a hustings event this morning - he was talking about David Cameron's green credentials, His Tory, Lib Dem and Green counterparts hit back, although all seemed keen to insist that "Ed's a nice guy" - it's just a shame about his policies. ID="8644192" >Read all about it here.
