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1. 1. Opinion: David Ottewell

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 22 March 2010 What we saw from the EDL this weekend had nothing to do with the great British tradition of political protest. Sadly, neither did the response.

2. 2. Opinion: David Ottewell

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 April 2010 Friday evening, and my mobile rings. It is Nick Clegg. I'm a little bit thrown; I am not expecting the call and am about to start my weekend after a hectic few days.

3. 3. Opinion: David Ottewell

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 11 January 2010 WHAT kind of assassination attempt leaves the ‘victim’ healthier than before? The latest polls suggest the bungled plot to oust Gordon Brown last week has not damaged the government as much as some commentators including me would have guessed.

4. 4. Opinion: David Ottewell

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 April 2010 The campaign should herald the roar of three well-oiled party machines, instead it will be the splutters of three backfiring old bangers.

5. 5. Opinion: David Ottewell

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 22 February 2010 A chilly September day in 2007, and I’m at an archaeological dig in Wythenshawe, speaking to James Purnell.

6. 6. Leaders' debate: David Ottewell's verdict

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 16 April 2010 Historic, compelling, and occasionally even dramatic - but ultimately inconclusive. The first-ever televised election debate between three party leaders in Manchester was an experiment that worked. Yet it is more likely to have re-enforced people's views than have changed them.

7. 7. Opinion: David Ottewell

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 May 2010 Who will be in government after the general election on Thursday? I wish people would stop asking, because I honestly can’t be sure. But I know this much: the question as to who will be in government is only slightly more significant than the question as to why.

8. 8. Opinion: David Ottewell

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 08 March 2010 In Conservative Central Office the mood is a mix of concern and bafflement … It isn't that Labour are winning. The Conservatives are losing.

9. 9. Opinion: David Ottewell

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 08 February 2010 Will the anger over 'expensesgate' lead to seismic shifts in places like Salford, or will it prove to be a storm in a (taxpayer-funded, bone-china) teacup?

10. 10. Total Politics Manchester debate - as it happened

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 February 2010 A Question Time-style debate was held in Manchester on Thursday night with three MPs and the MEN's David Ottewell on the panel discussing political issues.

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