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Tag Archives: Nick Clegg
May 8 2013
How will the coalition end? Cameron and Clegg may look to the precedent set by the 1945 caretaker government
2 CommentsTweet Alun Wyburn-Powell provides a historical account of the 1945 caretaker government and argues that it provides a useful model for thinking about when the current coalition might end. Whilst obviously very different situations, there is good logic in parting some … Continue reading
Posted by: May 8, 2013
Tagged with: caretaker government, coalition, David Cameron, Nick Clegg
Mar 18 2013
The debate about media regulation has more to do with party politics than ‘free speech’
Leave a commentTweet After last night’s late deal on press regulation Paul Bernal explains how he finds himself unconvinced by either side of an increasingly polarised debate. In fact the arguments from both sides are obscuring the real issues at stake here, with … Continue reading
Posted by: March 18, 2013
Tagged with: David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Leveson, Nick Clegg, press regulation
Jan 6 2013
Book Review: Nick Clegg: The Biography
Leave a commentTweet In early April 2010, Nick Clegg was fighting for recognition, even as the young, fresh and personable leader of Britain s third political party. Two weeks later he was the focus of Cleggmania and his popularity was being compared … Continue reading
Posted by: January 6, 2013
Tagged with: Alastair Hill, Chris Bowers, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg
Nov 26 2012
Policy tsars: here to stay but more transparency needed
Leave a commentTweet Government ministers have appointed over 260 policy tsars since May 1997. Tsars are privileged players in the policy drama, handpicked by ministers and given direct access to them and senior officials. Although policy tsars lack imperial force, they can … Continue reading
Posted by: November 26, 2012
Tagged with: adair turner, alison wolf, David Cameron, frank field, nicholas stern, Nick Clegg, policy tsars, richard carborn, scott baker
Nov 16 2012
The representation of LibDems in the cabinet committee system evinces a greater role for the party in policy making across government than might have otherwise have been supposed
1 CommentTweet Measures of ‘positional power’ highlight some interesting features of both the balance of power between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats and David Cameron’s style of leadership. Nicholas Allen‘s analysis shows that the Liberal Democrats, with 29.4 per cent of committee places and … Continue reading
Posted by: November 16, 2012
Tagged with: coalition government, David Cameron, Ministers, Nicholas Allen, Nick Clegg, Patrick Dunleavy, Political Careers, Political Influence, Political Power
Jul 24 2012
The compromiser’s dilemma: House of Lords reform
Leave a commentTweet Mark Pack argues that the compromises made by Clegg and Cameron concerning House of Lords reform have actually done a fair amount to weaken enthusiasm for an initiative that enjoys support amongst all parties and the populace. You propose something. … Continue reading
Posted by: July 24, 2012
Tagged with: David Cameron, House of Lords, House of Lords reform, Nick Clegg
May 31 2012
Show – don’t tell: Political rhetoric is increasingly anecdotal but not particularly artful
3 CommentsTweet Anecdotes have become one of the most common rhetorical devices in political speeches and debates to prove the success of policies or to illustrate that a leader is ‘down to earth’. Judi Atkins and Alan Finlayson explain why our … Continue reading
Posted by: May 31, 2012
Tagged with: Conservatives, David Cameron, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, Tony Blair
