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The first debate could be likened to two boxers weighing each other up in an opening round. Once Farage realised what a lieing, hectoring, smug, self-serving snake he was up against he changed tack accordingly, came out for the second round, and delivered the knock-out blow. Dignity, from Clegg, you will be waiting a long, long time. It says a lot that, after Blair, people could be fooled again and a man like this can rise to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. The answer to the question, 'How do you see the EU in ten years time ?'' was instructive. Clegg, 'pretty much the same as it is today'. Well 50% youth unemployment in Spain, for instance, and correspondingly high figures elsewhere. Demonstrations in 53 cities in Spain yesterday and a huge one planned in Brussels tomorrow(AFP). Is that where we want to be in ten years time? People were alarmed and critical of Farage's mention of the far right party in Greece but he was simply stating the truth. The National Front is making huge gains in France. You have to be blind not to see what is developing, or perhaps people simply do not wish to see it. Increasingly people have had enough of these tyrannical despots in Brussels and wish to reinstate their self-governing democracies.

I like the boxing analogy. Nigel Farage has banged out the Liberal EU Champion early in the second round - Nick Clegg is on the canvas and out for the count and waiting for medical attention and the stretcher bearers. Ed Miliband and David Cameron are too cowardly to come out and face the peoples' Champion that is Nigel Farage.

I detect a note of humour in his comment about Mercedes and Champagne. If you think that sums him up I respectfully suggest that you haven't been listening carefully enough. With regard to banning mobile roaming charges this is another example of the EU getting involved in distorting the market. It may be great for people like yourself who travel a lot but the companies will compensate by increasing charges elsewhere. This means of course that those who prefer not to travel or don't have the means to travel much will end subsidising those who do. Another example is the decision to stop the insurance companies giving lower rates to young women drivers as opposed to young men despite the fact that all the evidence from statistics gathered over the years indicates that young men have far more accidents.