The fallout from the first Leaders' TV Debate

The clear winner on the night was Nick Clegg. The reckoning has started, as the two main parties turn their focus on the LibDem policies. The search is on for Cameron's "black man from Plymouth" who is 40 years old and had served for 30 years in the Navy (which means he would have been a 10 year old recruit).

The key images for me were the cut away shots of Cameron that showed him frowning or looking worried while the others were picking holes in his proposals.

The Tory big idea was for people to get involved in running their local communities. A fine idea in principal, but as ever, the devil is in the detail. After years of attending union and campaign meetings, it is the people who arrive with their own agenda and who are willing to stay through to the very end (after they have bored the pants off everyone else) who get to have the final say and end up in control. A recipe for the "politically commited", the "extremely religious" or the "green ink brigade" to take over control. Or for no-one to get involved and the private sector end up buying control (which is not a good idea when it comes to policing).

The Labour message was that you shouldn't change horse in midstream, especially for a horse that would damage the economy by removing funding at a crucial time. Brown has since admitted that he lost the debate on style but expects to win the election on substance.

And the LibDem message was that "the other two parties have made a mess of it and give us a go". He kept repeating the words "fair" and "change". And he was repeatedly agreed with by Brown - the phrase "I agree with Nick" became the mantra for the night.

Locally, still only two leaflets - the tory boy and the LibDem - have arrived at home.

Let's see how the next week of campaigning develops.