I’ve written another piece for Comment is Free today, voicing concerns about Nick Clegg’s centralising tendencies: I am reminded by the party’s stance on Iraq, and how it came about. Will Clegg’s COG enable the grassroots to drag the party leadership, kicking and screaming if need be, to where it needs to be, or is… Continue reading Comment is Bonkers
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Why didn’t Clegg visit H&H?
Please disregard the football-related metaphor in the heading (not my choice of words), but here is my CiF piece on the Haltemprice and Howden by-election. It would appear that my analysis is pretty much the same as Stephen Tall’s – i.e. Clegg was right to back Davis but failed to press his advantage home: However… Continue reading Why didn’t Clegg visit H&H?
Blincoe-ing idiot
As people know, I’ve now come out as a Nick Clegg supporter (indeed I’ve already voted for him). Speaking therefore in the spirit of collegiality, could Team Clegg please lean on their “advisor” Nicolas Blincoe and get him to shut the fuck up? Apart from anything else, his latest intervention is a week out of… Continue reading Blincoe-ing idiot