Clegg’s Quandary
If you’ve been near Twitter today, you will have been told about the Liberal Democrats ‘new’ website. The site, http://www.liberaldemocrats.co.uk, isn’t actually the correct URL for the Lib Dems but links […]
Tag Archives: Nick Clegg
Principles and the price of power
Newsnight was interesting last night. Not something you’ll see me write often. Let’s face it, Newsnight is not the journalistic powerhouse it once was. Paxman is not the big beast he used […]
The week so far
Hello Dear Reader. I’ve had a busy week of job seeking so haven’t had a great deal of time to blog. But fear not, for tomorrow I shall be publishing […]
TFI Friday
Something lighthearted for the weekend.
A very democratic defection
You will, if you’ve read my blog posts since July, remember this earlier post I wrote about my all time favourite Focus leaflet. It was a Focus sent out to […]
Green shoots for cuts?
I went away on holiday for a week or two, thinking that the coalition government were unlikely to do anything too weird with Parliament in recess and everyone buggering off […]
The Buck Stops Where?
Harry Truman, when he was in the White House, had a sign on his desk. Not one of the ‘funny’ ones my boss has. You know the type. When you […]
Clegg’s Contradictions
As always, my Thursday night routine was a bit of a gamble. I’ve written about the gamble here and here before. It’s the gamble of watching Question Time. Will it […]
A monument to reform
Were you ever to visit, you would find at the hub of Newcastle a column. At 41-metres, it is five metres short of Nelson-sized. But impressive just the same. At the top […]
Sell-outs and let-downs
I’m starting to feel a bit sorry for Liberal Democrat supporters. They’re watching their party do deals with the Tories. They’re desperately trying to make excuses for them. They’re probably […]
