Dr Rosie Campbell and Professor Sarah Childs

Senior Lecturer in Politics, Birkbeck University of London

Job-shares should be strongly supported by those who want to see more women elected to Westminster. And their value is not limited to women. Job-share is about enabling both women and men who currently feel unable to participate in politics but have a significant contribution to make.

Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage MEP - Leader of UKIP

The media has become obsessed that Ukip is taking votes from the Tories. But it's simply not that simple. Look at all the recent by-election results and I think it's clear to see we are having an impact across the board.

Martin Wilding Davies

Founder of Ordinary People, a grassroots movement campaigning for participatory democracy

The half-term general election rehearsal currently underway in Eastleigh might be fascinating those in the politics business but the result won't begin to restore the electorate's trust in politicians.

James Silcocks

Post-graduate Journalism Student

It seems that Chris Huhne's sentence is already a foregone conclusion; he is almost definitely going to receive a custodial sentence. The fate of Vicky Pryce, however, for now remains uncertain.

Ruth Fox

Director, Hansard Society Parliament and Government programme

Who votes on what, when, and why: what if one half of the job share turns out to be a rebel in disguise whilst the other is a party loyalist to the core?

Mags Waterhouse and Bev Clack

Vice Chair of Labour Left, a political think-tank that was formed in 2011

Being honest about the limits that face us but having a clear set of priorities shaping our actions allows for a more honest, more human and more humane politics to be shaped.

Planet Ivy

News for the bored generation

Potential MPs should only be able to stand as a candidate if they'd done a year long work placement (paid at the going rate, let's not stoop to their level). I don't care where - could be in a solicitors, could be in a cafe, but they should know that where they choose could affect the voters' choice.

Alison Garnham

Chief Executive of the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)

There has been a great deal of misleading commentary about the Child Poverty Act framework in the last few months. First of all, many make the mistake of thinking there is only one target and the targets are only about income, but as anyone can read in sections one to seven of the Act, this is completely untrue.

Nicholas Barrett

radio documentary producer, filmmaker and writer

Modern politics is all about framing. Due to decades of public skepticism towards politicians, party leaders no longer wish to be seen as dogmatic ideologues, they would much rather be thought of as pragmatic managers of public life.

Neil Scott

Lefty blogger who is based in Scotland and who supports the movement for an Independent Scotland.

The UK is not OK for Scotland's vulnerable.

Enver Solomon

Director of Evidence and Impact at the National Children’s Bureau

A key component in the mix of measures required to reduce child poverty is to make childcare more affordable to poorer families and thereby encourage more mothers into work. This is central to the approach of countries like Denmark, where 84 per cent of mothers are in employment, compared to just 67 per cent in the UK.

Charmian Hughes

Stand-up comic, woman of wisdom-ness

The Jesuits say 'Give me the boy at seven and I will give you the man'. Chris Huhne wasn't seven when I first met him, he was 11. It was 1965, I was nine and my family had just moved to London. Like all boys, Chris was an annoying squirt. I was an instant devotee. Not only was he fantastic but he was also the only proper boy I knew.

Huw L. Hopkins

Master of journalism, Bachelor of the written word

He leans too far to the right to be Labour, and annoys his own backbenchers for implementing policy that aren't traditionally held party beliefs. His record abroad is impressive, but at home, much of the country has taken a dislike to Tony Blair... what you thought I was talking about David Cameron?

George Lyon

Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland and Vice-Chair of the European Parliament's Budget Committee

On Friday, the member states reached agreement on a funding settlement that will shape the EU in years to come. There are many things that we can we welcome in the deal that was announced earlier. But there are a number of issues that are of concern.

David Clark

Editor of shiftinggrounds.org and served as Robin Cook's Special Adviser at the Foreign Office 1997-2001

Ed Miliband deserves much more credit for the progress he has made so far in putting Labour back in contention.

Dr Kate Hudson

General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)

Many people from across the political spectrum are opening their minds to a reconsideration of Britain's strategic and security needs.