This is an interesting quote: Last night a senior source in the campaign for the alternative vote admitted they knew “very early on” that there was no chance of winning the referendum and that Clegg had become part of the problem: “Every time Clegg spoke about AV our polling numbers went into free-fall. We knew… Continue reading Yes to Fairer Votes: the briefing has started
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Nick Clegg: I’m more hardline than Mao
Gavin Whenman has been expressing exasperation with Nick Clegg’s use of the word sclerotic. He has a point. Personally, I find the following quote equally perplexing: “It’s not an act of leadership to throw your hands in the air and let a thousand flowers bloom.” Who was it who originally talked about letting a thousand… Continue reading Nick Clegg: I’m more hardline than Mao
Ming Campbell abstained on his own policy
This has probably been blogged elsewhere, but looking at Public Whip today I was intrigued to note that the Lib Dems failed to get their own MPs out to vote in support of having a debate on the in/out amendment referendum. In a vote which was not likely to get passed and which the Lib… Continue reading Ming Campbell abstained on his own policy