To be fair – a neat trick if you can pull it off
As the three party leaders square up to do battle over the shrinking margins of disparity around fairness, Matthew George examines what this contest signifies and whether it is really in anyone's best interests to pursue it

We have to listen to the word on the street
We are living in a society that has become gutless and immoral, led by government that has no vision for young people, says Sheldon Thomas. Politicians have been wasting time – he asks why did it take the looting of shops to open their eyes?

''It's going to be tough but I'm optimistic''
Let's turn this time of challenge into a time of opportunity, the Prime Minister David Cameron told the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. Here's his full speech