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Televised media circus is finally over

WELL, thank God that’s over. Finally, the media circus has drawn to a close and the polls can get back to more traditional forms of electioneering — false promises, mendacity and back-biting.

The last time this many nefarious and untelegenic individuals were paraded across our screens was the Nuremberg trials, and there was as little truth told then too.

Thursday night saw the final leaders’ debate, with Cameron, Clegg and Miliband ta king to Question Time, broadcast from Leeds, in a last desperate bid to bolster their vote.

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