Nick Clegg joins Social Mobility Foundation
Former Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, has agreed to join the Board of trustees of the Social Mobility Foundation. … Read the full post »
Social mobility
Read my posts about social mobility, a topic often popular with politicians but where their comments often betray a basic misunderstanding of how the public view the phrase.
The Liberal Democrats need a core votes strategy
The lessons from 2012 are even more relevant in 2015 – and the Lib Dems need a core votes strategy to recover. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #37 is out: how is that new Lib Dem message doing?
Edition #37 of Liberal Democrat Newswire came out last week, looking at how the new Liberal Democrat message is doing. … Read the full post »
“The net effect of grammar schools is to disadvantage poor children and help the rich”
That’s the conclusion of the FT’s Chris Cook in a piece that looks at how educational results vary between selective and non-selective areas in England. … Read the full post »
Intruder alert: ominous new jargon doing the rounds at Brighton
Good news: Alarm Clock Britain remains dead. Promising news: Social Mobility only rarely used. … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg gives the William Beveridge lecture
Speaking at the at Social Liberal Forum Conference 2012 on Saturday morning, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg gave the William Beveridge memorial lecture. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #21 is out: Clegg goes heavy on social mobility
Liberal Democrat Newswire #21 takes a look at Nick Clegg’s decision to prioritise social mobility. … Read the full post »
More good news on pre-school education as details of Clegg’s plan published
“We’re revolutionising the early start our children get in life – there will be more free childcare, it will be higher quality, and it will be more flexible for parents.” – Nick Clegg … Read the full post »
Good write-up in The Sun of Clegg’s latest move on childcare
From today’s Sun (the newspaper with the largest number of Lib Dem voters amongst its readers)… … Read the full post »
Clegg: yes to social mobility, no to regional pay bargaining
Nick Clegg this morning highlighted the importance of the Lib Dems in keeping the Coalition focused on social mobility. … Read the full post »