Friday, April 30, 2010

6 days to go, it\'s advantage Cameron

BIRMINGHAM: The economy was billed as the centrepiece of the third and final debate; and so it was for the first half of the 90-minute exchanges. But, it was immigration that turned out to be the most explosive issue in the clash between leaders of Britain's three main political parties, with the Conservative party's David Cameron emerging a clear winner in an average of five instant polls. The polls are on May 6.



Where the Labour party's PM Gordon Brown could not help incessantly attack the Conservatives, and the Liberal Democrats' Nick Clegg was impatient, Cameron in a blue tie — the colour of the right — exuded calmness and poise. His fellow Etonian and Finance Minister-in-waiting, George Osborne, later exulted: "He did fantastically well."



At the media centre nicknamed spin alley, ministers and their shadows jostled for attention to their interpretation of the deliberations. Business Secretary Lord Mandelson described Brown's showing as "barnstorming". Vince Cable, Lib-Dem's economics guru, portrayed Clegg's display as "sturdy".



"When it comes to immigration,"Brown asserted, "I want to see a situation where we increase jobs that people trained in UK can take as we lower the number of people coming to this country."



Clegg claimed, "The immigration system itself, the way it works has become utterly chaotic under a succession of Labour and Conservative governments."



But it was Cameron's clear-cut stance that won the day. "Immigration in this country has been too high for too long; and that's why we have a clear approach to cut it and cut it quite substantially,"he said. It's moot, though, whether appreciation of his presentational skills will translate into electoral support.



Brown and Clegg rounded on him for not giving a figure and for not conceding that 80% of migration into Britain is from the European Union, which cannot be controlled other than by transitional caps. And Brown and Cameron pounced on Clegg for his proposal to provide amnesty to illegal immigrants who have lived in UK for 10 years.



While both wriggled out, Brown's suggestions of biometric visas, identity cards for foreign nationals and computer records of entries into and exits from Britain fell on deaf ears. He was once again adjudged as third in the polls.
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