Alasdair MURRAY

Yesterday I had the immense pleasure of of talking to Harry and Liam on Nerve Radio, the Bournemouth University Students' Union radio station. It was for their "Party Political Playlist" series of features, which all of the local candidates have taken part in.

As well as selecting some of my favourite tracks to be played, we discussed a wide range of issues including the election, immigration, the digital economy bill, tuition fees and local housing. Those discussion parts of the piece have been uploaded to youtube and I'm also embedding them below.

And here is an interview I conducted for the excellent Westbourne magazine, where I muse on the challenges faced by local businesses, city-centre speed limits and Masterchef.

So Gordon has been to the Palace and the phoney war is finally over. Now there is just a month to persuade people it is worth getting out there to vote.

To kick things off, here is a short election message I have recorded via the Winkball video site.