I was shocked to see that the lowest part of the campaign trail for Gordon Brown came as a result of the most amateurish mistakes of them all.
Whether or not you agree with Brown's description of Gillian Duffy there's no excusing such a schoolboy error.

We've all heard the story. An angry lifelong Labour supporter took the opportunity to challenge Gordon Brown on a number of issues - including immigration and crime - whilst he was on the campaign trail.

Back in 1984, a single killer line from Ronald Reagan during a live political debate was critical in his securing re-election. When questioned about his age and suitability therefore to hold office, the 73-year-old responded "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.

There was a rather strange rant against the media from Barack Obama recently, as he warned that technologies like the iPad and Xbox put pressure on democracy and turn information into "a form of entertainment".

It came as he was giving a speech at Hampton University in Virginia. He told graduating students that education was the key to progress.