What odds on Nick Clegg’s future?

The newly launched Huffington Post UK has a piece looking at the prospects of Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. This piece includes this take from me:

Prominent LibDem bloggers such as Mark Pack believe that for the party to have any chance at the next election the economy needs to improve, and if it does then Clegg will be strengthened by association.

“The more the economy recovers the more scope there is for the LibDems and Tories to show their differences,” Pack said. “It’s common for politicians to look forward to some point in their future where all their ludicrously manic daily pressures are no longer upon them, but you look at (Clegg’s) age there is plenty of time for him to be party leader for a good long time yet.”

You can read the full post here.