Flickr/Joana Kiyone: Ed Miliband
The broadcasters have issued an ultimatum to the Prime Minister – “we go ahead with our proposed election debates, with or without you” – but their position is weaker than his, and weaker than their joint statement implies.
That Ed Miliband is proposing legislation to prevent such a stand-off in the future suggests that he fears David Cameron may yet win a tactical victory in his refusal to submit to pressure from the combined might of the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News.
