parliamentary information office: He could always pull the plug on the coalition and force an election.
He won't, of course. His party's current 57 MPs would be reduced to less than 10.
parliamentary information office: There is nothing, nothing that would convince Clegg and pals to leave their job experience scheme. They have made "experience" of government their sole raison d'etre, they have no red lines.
parliamentary information office: Lovely boats, though.
parliamentary information office: And how could you forget the referendum on Proportional Representation?
parliamentary information office: in negotiations with the Tories, who had 47% of the MPs in the middle of a financial crisis and a melt down in the public finances. The Tories were already spoiling to fight a second election, which they alone could have afforded.
parliamentary information office: Ever since then, he's been pilloried in the press both from the left and right and blamed for every single thing that has gone wrong.
parliamentary information office: So to say he had "every opportunity" is just absurd and laughable. Every single factor has been working against him.
parliamentary information office: Nice to see that the Guardian are still helping the Lib Dems by yet again running a story telling us that Nick Clegg is angry with the Tories.
parliamentary information office: It's almost as if it's a deliberate policy: Tory minister 'leaks' a rabid right-wing policy, reassuring the headbangers; Nick Clegg throws his toys out of the pram, shoring up his shaky leadership; and then it's quietly dropped while no one is looking.
parliamentary information office: It's a pretty transparent tactic and doesn't deserve the traction this paper repeatedly gives it.
He won't, of course. His party's current 57 MPs would be reduced to less than 10.
parliamentary information office: There is nothing, nothing that would convince Clegg and pals to leave their job experience scheme. They have made "experience" of government their sole raison d'etre, they have no red lines.
parliamentary information office: Lovely boats, though.
parliamentary information office: And how could you forget the referendum on Proportional Representation?
parliamentary information office: in negotiations with the Tories, who had 47% of the MPs in the middle of a financial crisis and a melt down in the public finances. The Tories were already spoiling to fight a second election, which they alone could have afforded.
parliamentary information office: Ever since then, he's been pilloried in the press both from the left and right and blamed for every single thing that has gone wrong.
parliamentary information office: So to say he had "every opportunity" is just absurd and laughable. Every single factor has been working against him.
parliamentary information office: Nice to see that the Guardian are still helping the Lib Dems by yet again running a story telling us that Nick Clegg is angry with the Tories.
parliamentary information office: It's almost as if it's a deliberate policy: Tory minister 'leaks' a rabid right-wing policy, reassuring the headbangers; Nick Clegg throws his toys out of the pram, shoring up his shaky leadership; and then it's quietly dropped while no one is looking.
parliamentary information office: It's a pretty transparent tactic and doesn't deserve the traction this paper repeatedly gives it.
This Parliamentary Information Office 2012 blog post on Information Alternatives.
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