Archive for oliver letwin
Nick Clegg, economic growth and the Green Investment Bank
In a speech yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg outlined the government’s four-pronged approach to economic growth, setting out the measures that are being taken whilst also admitting that no government has an effective magic lever it can pull to guarantee growth. The four prongs are a switch from deficit-fuelled growth to investment-fuelled growth, developing [...]
Clegg agrees to let more coalition differences show in public
The degree to which ministers should let differences within the coalition shown in public was much debated in the second-half of the year, and I’ve blogged several times about the advantages of doing just that. So the latest news from Nick Clegg on this is very welcome: The Liberal Democrats plan to air future disagreements [...]
Vince Cable, Oliver Letwin and the missing "full transcript"
Undercover journalists expose what politician really thinks … and it turns out to be what we all thought he thought anyway. Though it’s understandable why the Telegraph has splashed the story, the news that there is lots of debate within the coalition over policies is hardly new or surprising. Certainly there’s some embarrassment for Vince, but I [...]
The thing David Cameron wants you to forget when watching his election broadcast
Today’s election broadcast from the Conservatives simply features David Cameron talking to camera about MPs and their expense claims. The message is meant to be about him facing up to the problems and talking frankly about them.
But listen to his language:
I want to start by saying sorry … sorry for the actions of some Conservative [...]
