Here, four of the panel offer their assessment of the campaign so, and what they think of the main party leaders.

David Hamilton: Glasgow "I think Gordon Brown would be a much better leader (than Tony Blair) and I would be much more likely to vote Labour if he were leader" Stephen Edenborough: Paisley "Michael Howard has seemingly overcome the Flight debacle, and is again concentrating on several of his five key issues" Michelle Hunt: Sorn, East Ayrshire "So far, there has been too much focus on the main leaders and their personalities - the SNP have focused on real issues" George Whillans: Langholm "When Margaret Thatcher shut the pits I bet she never thought the Tories in Scotland would end up down one"

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The readers' panel has been selected from as wide a cross-section of people as possible and may not be representative of wider public opinion.