Clegg: Bad Guy Doing Good?

Conor Campbell is starting to have sympathy for Clegg. “Many see a man drowning in a sea of depression, I see something slightly different. As a Labour Party member this view I have of the Cleggster worries me.” 

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Constructing Common Sense

Andrew Forsey says the Tories’ arguments are based on a flawed vision of ‘common sense’. Don’t be afraid to say your beliefs are ‘ideological’ whatever they may be.

Clegg, Cameron and Social Mobility. It’s a bit rich….

In a week when Nick Clegg delivered a lecture on social mobility, a reflection on the coalition members social background is irrelevant, writes Matthew Miles. The coalition’s policies should be the only mediator to analyse whether they will tear down the barriers to opportunity and fairness.

A promise you can’t keep

Last week Simon Hughes came out with a statement that the Liberal Democrats were still committed to abolishing Higher Education tuition fees, something David Brownsey-Joyce finds hard to believe.

How Safe is Clegg?

George O’Keefe was dismayed that £2 million was spent on protecting Nick Clegg at the Liberal Democrat conference last weekend.

The accounts of a disappointed audience member

The Five Rules of Representation; Dodge, Dip, duck, dive and dodge. Gordon Birtwistle’s visit to Richard Cunningham‘s school lived up that mantra.

Calm Down Nigel, It’s Only a By-Election

In the aftermath of the Barnsley Central by-election last week, Nigel Farage has made some ridiculous statements. James Bailey asks are UKIP really the Main Voice of the Opposition now?

Barnsley By-Election Results

Dan Jarvis, former paratrooper and Labour candidate for Barnsley Central won the by-election last night with 61% of the vote.

Budget Cuts: The time for talking is over

The open letter sent by Liberal Democrat councillors to The Times last week is too little too late to change the way forward, it’s time to dig in and get on with the job of reducing the deficit, according to David Brownsey-Joyce.

In The Thick of It?

During a recent Glasgow University lecture given by Charles Kennedy, on the subject of politics and the media, Matt Wheavil asked the former Liberal Democrat leader if he had ever watched ‘The Thick Of It.’