TV election debates must include the Lib Dems’ leader

Jo Swinson, the leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats . Photograph: Peter Nicholls/ReutersThe suggestion that broadcast debates may be limited to the leaders of the Labour and Conservative parties is another blow to our already vulnerable democratic system (TV debates: Lib Dems face fight to share leaders’ stage, 31 October).An open and fair media is a vital part of a healthy democracy. To help us decide about matters that will affect us for generations, be it dealing with the climat