I SIMPLY couldn’t believe my ears when listening to the BBC pronouncements on the launch of the various manifestos. The presentation of the Conservatives, Labour and the Lib Dems manifesto was critical, but the BBC’s introduction to UKIP’s manifesto sounded like a UKIP party political broadcast. Its main focus was the bag of goodies proffered for the health service, education and tax. There was no in-depth questioning of the UKIP spokesman regarding how this would be paid for; giving the impression that UKIP’s was the best manifesto of all the parties.

People have a right to vote for UKIP, but when they do, they should be aware that they would be voting in yet another Tory government – one which could be even worse than the present one since the bulk of UKIP policies, particularly on Europe, is far to the right of even the Conservative party. As far as the Liberals are concerned, they were quite negative in their comments on all the other parties. TThe most remarkable turnaround is the Tories’ view of Labour; when Cameron for the first time admitted that he totally underestimated the qualities of Ed Miliband. It is no surprise to me that Ed Milliband is underestimated; he is a quiet but very determined person, in the same way as Clement Attlee was totally underestimated by Winston Churchill.

Miliband doesn’t come up with sound bites like Clegg and Cameron, but he is as solid as a rock.In my estimation, he would be an absolutely first class Prime Minister.

Ray Davies, Pandy Road, Bedwas