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And the winner is…? Just exactly who came out fighting in the first televised election battle – Professor Steven Fielding gives his views

In one corner, the old school pro, whose reputation precedes them and who can do no more than repeat their long-established, hammy, act. In the other, a plucky outsider many ridicule for being amateurish and simply not up to the job. But enough of Jeremy Paxman and Kay Burley, who hosted The Battle for Number …