I don't suppose the questions will depend on election results tomorrow...

My question for Hazel and Jon is the same as the one you asked Hilary on my behalf. His answer, perhaps paraphrasing a little, was that he is in favour of devolution of decision-making to the lowest practical level, which as you will guess from the tone of the question, is the one I hoped to hear. Anyway, the question is: what role do they see for English city-regions? Could they see them taking a significant role away from Westminster as a focus for decision-making and accountability for economic development and public service provision, even including health, education and criminal justice? Could this create a far better democratic climate for people to join and participate in the party, and politics generally?

My questions are:

1. What extra value can they specifically add to Brown's thoughts by becoming his deputy?
   
2. Specifically to Hazel - what extra value has she added so far as Party Chair?
   
3. Can they convince Brown to win back "middle England" by increasing the threshold of Inheritance Tax to a million pounds (ie effectively abolishing it for everyone up to the middle classes) and then hiking its rate from the current 40% to 80% straightaway so that the biggest source of our social injustice (of toff kids starting life in a pole position) may be effectively curtailed?