HARDLY A SKY MASTERSON.

The second Party Leaders' debate went down rather like another lead balloon. Readers of Damon Runyon will understand well the following 'Monikers'. Clegg came over a little less like Nicely Nicely Johnson, until he returns to his original status, The Seldom Seen Kid; be worried. Brown was his standard, Big Jule, and DC was a more confident, Nathan Detroit.

We had the same mixture of passive questions, and even more passive answers, biding time until election day. Every occasion, when Cameron brought up the economy, he was ridiculed by the two big spenders; borrowed cash, lest we forget, all to be repaid by the next generation, if not further down the line.

At least this week we've had a proper comment from Kenneth Clarke to rock the boat. Of course, a left leaning Parliament, Lib/Dem, Labour or a mixture of the two would create enormous concerns for the IMF, they have been saying it for long enough, just read the financial press and follow the value of the pound.


COMING SOON: SORROWFUL JONES AND THE LEMON DROP KID.