class="type-2"> 1558: Bertsanders writes: This is exactly how politicians feel about the people. They set the rules and we must agree - once elected they become a benign dictatorship. It could have been any of them, they do not wish to listen to public opinion. Mrs Duffy expressed an opinion which could have been heard anywhere. HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/haveyoursay/2010/04/gordon_browns_remarks_your_rea.html" >Have Your Say
1548: Gordon Brown's entourage makes its way from Rochdale to his Manchester hotel, where he is preparing for Thursday's prime ministerial debate. Outside Gillian Duffy's house, there is a crowd of journalists, while dozens of children, back home from school, are shouting excitedly. No sign of Mrs Duffy.