With less than three weeks to go until polling day, the overall picture remains unchanged in the UK general election campaign. The two main parties are polling neck-and-neck nationally, which translates to a small advantage for the opposition Labour Party given the long-unchanged and outdated constituency boundaries on which the election will be fought. A TV debate for party leaders - which, unlike the earlier contest, was not attended by the prime minister - saw Labour leader Ed Miliband emerge reasonably well, with the Scottish National Party's Nicola Sturgeon continuing to shine. (While most UK voters can't cast a ballot for Sturgeon, much of the country that can is dead-set on doing so.)
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