Nigel Farage has upset the old parties and the BBC with his comments from last autumn – which are suddenly emerging now – about axing race discrimination laws. And lo, Nige and Dave’s thumb-twiddling tweet doctors are having it out on Twitter. In text speak.

.@David_Cameron The people the law doesn't protect are British workers, black or white. Disturbing, though unsurprising, that u don't care.

— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) March 12, 2015

Why not just ditch the whole TV debates thing completely and decide it all in 140 characters. Said no one ever.