Still two weeks to go and as the polls make people jumpy I expect that the attack politics will continue and as the majority of policies have been unveiled it’s going to get far more personal.  The three leader debates to come in the next ten days will also focus people on personal issues and attacking statements will continue to increase.

My inbox is full of attack statements (except Sinn Féin who have decided to stop emailing me for some reason).  It is depressing to see words being put in the mouths of different spokespersons from the same party on the same issue.  Also within moments of a key figure doing an interview on TV or radio a statement arrives from the opposition attacking what is said.  (It’s a Fianna Fail speciality.)

It’s not fact checking, it might be good if it was, but no it is negative attack spin which some political correspondents are putting into their reports in the ‘interests of balance’ and the job of the press officer is done.

So if you read one thing today have a look at the analysis that Andrea Pappin on Election2011.ie did on the press releases from the political parties and have a think about what you are reading and watching and listening to during this election.