Tonight's the night

Perhaps it is slightly pertrubing that tonight's election debate (just 15 minutes to go!) excites me just as much as the World Cup in June. Eeek!

Tonight could prove to be a game changer yet it could also be a damp squib. As its the very first election debate in British politics, no one quite knows how it will turn out. With trust in politics at a low ebb, it is essential that this debate is an engaged and responsive one. Although it will be fantastic for tomorrow morning's soundbites, I hope the debate does not prevail as one full of recited lines and bunch of pretty phrases. I hope for substance over style.

More than anything, I hope the rules are broken! The crowd are forbidden from cheering and booing - ridiculous!