And here’s the first of the new ‘Letters from Nick Clegg’
I blogged a few days ago about a planned new series of emails from Nick Clegg. Well, the first one has started hitting inboxes this morning and it’s good. … Read the full post »
The introduction of the pupil premium was one of the major Liberal Democrat achievements during the 2010-15 coalition government. It was particularly championed by party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and his close political ally, David Laws.
I blogged a few days ago about a planned new series of emails from Nick Clegg. Well, the first one has started hitting inboxes this morning and it’s good. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton saw the a motion passed calling for the party to investigate the practicalities of introducing a ‘nursery premium’. … Read the full post »
A combination of quick thinking, fast typing and a long standing ovation for Nick Clegg meant that Liberal Democrat Newswire #25 covering party conference started hitting people’s email inboxes this week just before the applause finished. … Read the full post »
Much of the pre-speech briefing was about how Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrat conference speech would major on how the party is becoming one of government. … Read the full post »
When it comes to new policy announcements at Lib Dem conference, education has had a strong showing. … Read the full post »
Fairer taxes, crack down on tax avoidance, an emphasis on the mansion tax and a low-key, getting on with the work in hand delivery: that’s Danny Alexander’s conference speech in a nutshell. … Read the full post »
The Queen inspires more terror than George Osborne. That is the tempting conclusion to be drawn from comparing the Queen’s Speech (volume of advanced leaks: low) with the Budget (volume of advanced leaks: high). … Read the full post »
Yesterday Danny Alexander headed off to the annual conference of my old union, the GMB, to give a tricky speech. The GMB isn’t just a consistent critic of the government, it has also criticised Labour for not being different enough from the government in its eyes. … Read the full post »
A couple of years back I posted about the “low earner Liberal Democrats” who have been a major part of the party’s progress, especially in squeezing Labour votes in more rural seats. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #21 takes a look at Nick Clegg’s decision to prioritise social mobility. … Read the full post »