The general election is undeniably in full-swing. As we now enter the second week of campaigning by all sides involved, we are slightly more informed of the party’s main plans – if you have been following any of the large news corporations feeds, you should be very well-informed? For as well as learning about the UK immigration proposals by all involved we are also witnessing various ‘impromptu’ revelations.

‘Gordon and Sarah’ revealed that they like waking up to a smoothie and ‘Dave’ likes nothing more than a leisurely stroll with Beefy (this is of course a reference to a sponsored walk with ex-England cricketer Ian Botham). While in the Lib Dems camp we are gradually uncovering just how highly Vince Cable is regarded within the party.

But of course the important news was Gordon Brown’s most vehement attack on the Conservatives UK immigration policy thus far. In a tirade of put-downs and question marks, the current prime minister voiced his concerns about the effect on the economy of the proposed restrictions, while also deriding the changes by Cameron as appealing to the lowest common-denominator of prejudice. With reverberations of previous ‘xenophobic’ retorts aimed at the Tories, Brown called for the citizens of the United Kingdom to stand up and be counted in what he classed as an attack on the “…diverse and outward-looking Britain that we stand for,” he continued that these sorts of people “want to end immigration not because of the pressures it places on our communities but simply because they just don’t like migrants.”

With this argument now wearing thin, Brown elaborated further that this would also be bad for the economy – of course this is Brown’s specialist subject, having promised boom, however, tellingly delivering the opposite. Claiming that by imposing rigid caps on immigration into the UK would “Deny our businesses the skills they need, damaging our competitiveness and threatening the future of British businesses.” Again appealing that “This is the practical choice people must make.” Brown does appear to be exploring the argument to the fullest.

What do you think, is a cap too far? And can we really have any faith with comments about the economy given Browns record?