Lib Dems
Ken Clarke’s yellow badge of honour
Despite trying to fend off Ukip in the Newark by-election, the Tories have thought it a good idea to put…
Political meltdown
I have consistently maintained that the Liberal Democrat party is an anachronism, a perversion and general waste of political space.…
For a group of Lib Dem MPs, the war is already over
The anti-Clegg Liberal Democrats are fond of World War One analogies, likening their leader to a general sending wave after…
Polls closed: what to expect
Now the waiting begins. If you’re interested in the results of around 50 councils which expect to declare overnight, here…
Tories and Lib Dems will want to break the rules if there’s another Coalition
The Coalition has been much more of a success than anyone could have predicted when it formed in 2010. It…
Nick Clegg is wrong on knife crime – we need minimum sentences
In today’s Guardian Nick Clegg sets out his reasons why he is stopping the government tabling clauses that would require…
Clegg lost against Farage, but that’s not the point
Why did Nick Clegg bother debating Nigel Farage? The Ukip leader bagged two decisive victories in the battles. But that…
Nick vs Nigel: Clegg gets a little help from Farage’s mate Vlad
Nick Clegg ‘lost’ last week’s LBC debate with Nigel Farage, not for want of trying to sound reasonable or appear…
Nick vs Nigel sketch: Farage edged ahead of a pompous Clegg – but there was no knock-out blow
Never mind the arguments, the body language said it all at the EU debate last night. Nigel Farage was relaxed,…
PMQs sketch: what Tony Blair knew about being a toff, and what Nick Clegg doesn’t
Hattie Harman tried to crack Clegg today. The deputy prime minister, standing in for David Cameron, explained carefully that his…
Nick Clegg: Vince Cable never intended to offend teachers
Nick Clegg spent this morning singing the Lib Dem equivalent of Take That’s Back for Good, telling his target voters…
PMQs sketch: Miliband turned Cameron’s flooding fraud into a faux pas
Earlier this week David Cameron threatened the Lib Dems with divorce. Today, two of their senior figures offered to kiss…
Clegg admits that the quango he and the Lib Dems boasted of saving made the floods worse than they needed to be
At Lib Dem conference last autumn, the Liberal Democrats couldn’t tell you often enough how they had saved the quango…
Is Nigel Farage wimping out on scary Nick Clegg’s debate challenge?
Who knew Nick Clegg was so scary? As James revealed this morning, the Lib Dem leader has challenged Nigel Farage,…
I’m a Liberal Democrat… get me out of here!
It seems the launch of the new Liberal Democrat website is not going very well. Apparently the party of tuition…
Coffee Shots: Mike Hancock’s son in alleged assault on journalist
More unwanted drama for the Lib Dems. Portsmouth South MP Mike Hancock’s son has been filmed allegedly assaulting a photographer outside…
The cowardly Lib Dems should have taken action over Chris Rennard
Alistair Webster QC has decided that the threshold for disciplining Lord Rennard for sexually inappropriate behaviour could not be met,…
Education reform works. Who knew?
Education reform that actually works is one of the noblest, but most thankless, tasks in politics. Noble because it’s necessary,…
Did the next coalition talks just start?
The Tory talk of backing an increase (£) in the personal tax allowance to £12,500 serves several purposes. First, it makes it…
Small Reshuffle in Britain; Not Many Dead
First things first: a reshuffle in which only one cabinet minister is sacked redeployed is a reshuffle in name only.…
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