You can probably predict what I’m going to writ here today. Amid much abuse and obscenity, I’d usually describe last night’s debate between Clegg and farage as a clear win for Clegg. It was, of course: clegg countered Farage’s opinion and dogma with evidenced, thoughtful argument. Yet we know that someone somewhere will just as passionately be writing the exact opposite, calling it a win for Farage. This is something we need to be adult and objective about, and I am no longer sure I am. Is it fair, for instance, for me to continue to write that UKIP’s views are rooted in xenophobia: part of me is sure they are, but am I being dogmatic and childish. Is leaving a specific political institution the same as shunning the other members of that institution? Of course not. Is worrying about immigration being xenophobic? Perhaps not, although I’m still sure they are related.

It’s a tough one: part of me says clegg clearly won, but another part suspects I’m being dogmatic. The best thing to do is read what other people are saying, and wait for next week’s second debate before giving my final verdict.