Six of the Best 44

Andrew Reeves' Running Blog dissects a bad day for the Conservatives in Scotland: "Chris Walker, the former Conservative candidate for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk comes out to back Liberal Democrats Michael Moore to win and then only hours later North Ayshire & Arran Conservative candidate Philip Lardner is suspended over his homophobic views."

How can Nick Clegg win the third debate too? Jeremy Hargreaves has some ideas.

The campaign trail brings Peter Thornton, Lib Dem candidate for Penrith and the Border, to Pooley Bridge farmers market.

Tomorrow night there is a hustings in Ashfield. Labour will be represented, not by Gloria De Piero, but by a candidate from a neighbouring constituency. Lobbydog explains this extraordinary situation.

The ironic photo above is borrowed from Subrosa.

BLDGBLOG peers into the fearful depths of the bellmouth drain at Ladybower reservoir in Derbyshire.