Vote 2010

Good dayTony Blair: New Labour's poster boy rode to the rescue of the man who spent a decade plotting to unseat him by appearing on the campaign trail full of praise for his former Chancellor. Mr Blair, brought on board to work his magic in marginal seats, looked tanned, fit and smiling. Earlier this week, it was reported that he earned £350,000 for making a speech in Singapore, so plainly life after Number 10 has given him plenty to smile about.

Bad day

Gordon Brown: If, by any chance, there is a streak of superstition in the Prime Minister, his mood would not have been improved when a car crashed into a bus shelter just a few yards from where he was making a speech and launching a new election poster in Birmingham the morning after he appeared weary during the final television debate. Was it a metaphor for where his campaign is heading?

Quote of the day

"He is the new Fisher Price gizmo; it's being pawed, smashed and it's starting to look a bit worse for wear."

– London mayor Boris Johnson on Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg.

My manifesto

"A new Government should listen more to patients and professionals and invest in local hospitals and practices rather than wasting more money on private companies. They should encourage collaboration between health services rather than competition, use fewer targets that often have unintended consequences and instead trust doctors, nurses, and managers to get on with delivering high quality health care."

– Richard Vautrey, Leeds GP and deputy chairman of the British Medical Association's GPs' committee.