article_snippet.sent: (CNN)The verdict of the opinion polls on the UK election debate between seven party leaders was simple enough:
article_snippet.sent: Back in the 1950s, UK politics was simpler: Labour and Conservatives combined took 97% of the votes.
article_snippet.sent: But nowadays they struggle to collect two-thirds of the national vote between they.
article_snippet.sent: In our anti-politics age nationalists and others have advanced and the leaders' TV debate was no gladiatorial contest with a straightforward outcome.
article_snippet.sent: Rather it was a cacophonous shouting match that probably gave all parties' supporters some satisfaction but which offered little new insight to the undecided voter.
article_snippet.sent: The electoral strengths and weaknesses of the two main leaders are emerging.
article_snippet.sent: The impression so far is that Britain's voters don't much like the Conservatives despite the recovering economy but don't quite trust Labour to continue the improvement.
article_snippet.sent: The highly paid spin doctors employed by the three major parties are simply not worth The highly paid spin doctors employed by the three major parties money.
article_snippet.sent: The real issues in Britain's election .
highlights_snippet.sent: No clear winner in opinion polls after first UK election debate between seven party leaders .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Robin Oakley says David Cameron and challenger Ed Miliband did well, but there was little insight for voters .