The floating voter has never been more crucial to the outcome of a General Election.

But what of the future voters, those too young to be able to put a tick in a box tomorrow but who, nevertheless, have a view on polling day?

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was apparently advised to talk to the public like they were ten-year-olds as he was coached for his live television debates.

But could Gordon Brown and David Cameron really learn a thing or two by talking to the younger generation?

The Shropshire Star paid a visit to Lawley Primary School in Telford on the eve of the election to see exactly what the children made of this campaign.

And it was certainly an interesting take on events, with children ready to address the issues and one question, about bringing British troops home from Afghanistan, sparking a keenly argued debate.

Animal welfare was a key issue with the class. They are about to do a project on the subject and have just watched a video on circus animals.

While David Cameron won over many of the class with his policies on animal rights, it was Sarah Brown who lived up to the “key weapon tag” attached to the first wives club.

While they knew all the party leaders, she was the only one of the leaders’ wives the children could name.

Adrianne Piper, 11, Sophie Bates, 10, Annabel Deacon, 10, James Barratt, 10, Gemma Pitchford, 10 and Chloe Harrison, 11, from Lawley Primary School in Telford

Other questions were answered as follows:

If you could have anyone as Prime Minister who would you choose and why?

• Sophie Bates, aged ten: “My mum. She’s strict, well maybe not that strict, but she would put anyone in their place if they were doing something wrong.”

• Adrienne Piper, aged 11: “My sister because when I go into her bedroom she is always doing her homework and wants to be head girl at her school.”

Have you a favourite among the party leaders?

• Annabel Deacon, aged 10: “Nick Clegg, because in the television debates he was quite calm but the other two were just arguing all the time.”
• Gemma Pitchford, aged 10: David Cameron because he said he was going to do something about circus animals being badly treated.”

Do you know how you vote:

James Barratt, aged 10: “You go into a room and write on a piece of paper who you want to be prime minister and then it is put in a box.”

If you were prime minister what would you do?

• Sophie Bates: I would stop everyone smoking. I would give them free patches but I would stop them smoking anywhere at all and I would stop the war and make the soldiers come home.”
• Annabel Deacon: “I would make it easier for farmers to get licences to do things because it is too hard and sometimes they have to wait too long to be able to do their job. I would also make anyone who cuts down trees plant three for every one they cut down.”
• Chloe Harrison, 11: I would ban all kinds of animal cruelty, especially to circus animals.”
• Gemma Pitchford: “I would have more pedestrian crossings in Madeley because they are really needed.”