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Nick Clegg has more faces than Big Ben (Lisbon Treaty).
2008-06-03 15:26:00 I've pointed out several times what a complete and utter two faced ARSE Nick Clegg really is: HERE, HERE and HERE. Well it seems that William Hague has written to Cleggie asking where he actually stands on the subject of a referendum for the Lisbon Treaty. I'll be stuffed if I know.William writes:"Tomorrow the Lords will begin the key votes on the Lisbon Treaty, including the crucial vote on a referendum. In the Commons you ordered your MPs to abstain on the vote. You even ordered those frontbenchers who insisted on keeping their manifesto promises to resign.You said you wanted a referendum on the EU ? in or out. On 25th February you led your MPs in storming out of the Chamber because Mr. Speaker had not selected a Liberal Democrat amendment for that referendum.In the Guardian on 25th February you wrote: 'We want a referendum on Europe with substance. This generation deserves its chance to say where we stand on Europe - in or out.'Yet in the House of Lords, when an amendment was...
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Lisbon Treaty - Lib Dems - the most dishonest party?
2008-05-21 07:48:00 Last night Tory peer Lord Blackwell proposed a motion to make it law that a referendum is held on whether Britain joins the Euro. The motion was defeated by 195 votes to 135. Now this is a surprise seeing as Labour promised to hold a referendum on the Euro during their 1997 election campaign. Why would they vote against their own policy? As Lord Strathclyde said: there was "something very fishy" about the government's refusal to back its own policy. I wonder if Gordon Brown has promised the other European heads of state that we will join the Euro shortly after ratifying the Lisbon Constitution Treaty. If that is the case, then this is another example of Brown denying the people their democratic right to vote. There's a good chance that if entering the Euro did go to a referendum we (like the Lisbon Treaty) would vote NO. And Gordon can't let that happen.It looks very much like Gordon Brown is going to railroad us into the Lisbon Treaty, shortly followed by forcing the Euro on us....
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Exclusive - Nick Clegg lives!
2008-04-28 13:07:00 I know what you were thinking when you saw Nick Clegg's name in the title of this post - isn't he dead? You could be forgiven for thinking so. For a leader of one of the big three political parties he seems to keep a very low profile - we see more of McCavity than Clegg. It was the same during the Lib Dem leadership race, Huhne was all over the media while Clegg skulked in the shadows. I was sure Huhne would win, I bet many Lib Dem members are now wishing he had.Talking of Lib Dem leaders, Vince Cable has been reported as saying that the party was "not doing as well as we hoped we would be" in recent polls. However, with only two days until the local elections, Clegg has now stepped from the shadows to claim:"I am in fact extremely pleased with where we are in the polls. "The polls yesterday we're at 20%, that's considerably higher than 13% just a few years ago. "It's far, far higher than we've ever been at this point in the political cycle two or three years after a general e...
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No one should ever vote Lib Dem again - Lisbon Treaty.
2008-03-27 18:45:00 There are rumours flying around and whispers of what could be the most disgusting act of self serving politics to occur in decades. It is well known that if you were to cut Nick Clegg in half, you would find gold stars running through him like Blackpool rock. So it was no surprise when he forced his MPs to abstain from voting for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. You see, it is thought that as many as fifty Lib Dem MPs would have voted for a referendum if given a free vote. And old EU Nick would not like that. To cover up this massive split in his party he invented the In or Out option, which was seen by all as a feeble attempt at a smokescreen.Now, you would think that Nick would continue with this party policy when the Lisbon Treaty reaches the House of Lords. You would, it seems, be thinking wrong. There's one major difference between Lib Dem MPs and Lib Dem Peers - Lib Dem Peers are very Pro-Europe and if given a free vote, they would probably vote against allowing a referendu...
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Nick Clegg - I'm really starting to dislike him.
2008-03-09 23:22:00 If David Cameron decided to jump off a cliff, there's a chance that he may survive - right up until the point that Nick Clegg lands on top of him. I don't mind politician's stealing the odd good idea, but Nick Clegg is blatantly copying everything that Cameron says he's going to do. It's like the kid who hasn't done his homework and just copies his mate's work - changing a few words to avoid plagiarism.
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Lisbon Treaty - How to flush out a rat (Nick Clegg).
2008-03-06 20:13:00 There are some that believe that Nick Clegg and Gordon Brown have come to some kind of gentleman's agreement. Did Nick Clegg force his MPs to abstain from the Lisbon Treaty referendum vote to help out Gordon? Could there be a Lib-Lab pact in the offing? I suspect that there could be some truth in such a belief, but I'm not convinced. Yet.....There is one sure fire way to find out. You see Nick Clegg has promised to whip the Lib Dem Lords to abstain from the same vote if it is re-introduced into the Upper Chamber. The problem for Gordon Brown that is the Lords just might vote in favour of a referendum. From the Telegraph:There are 202 Conservative peers, and 215 Labour peers. IWAR says that if the 78 Liberal Democrats were all to abstain, there would need to be just 13 more of the 224 crossbenchers in favour than against in order to deny the Government a majority.So, do you see where this is leading? There is a decent chance that the vote in the Upper Chamber will go against Gordon...
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5th March 2008 - The day the Lib Dem party dies? (Lisbon Treaty).
2008-03-04 20:17:00 Tomorrow could see the death of one of our major political parties. In an act of suicidal idiocy, Nick Clegg will order his MPs to abstain from voting on the Conservative amendment calling for a referendum on the Lisbon treaty. If any of the Lib Dem MPs obey his command they will never hold the position of MP again following the next election. In fact some may face pressure to resign before then. Tens of Lib Dem seats will be lost and the party will die.If Labour manage to stop the referendum then they will lose and lose big in the next election. If they think the public don't care then they are more detached from reality than I thought. At the next election the people will be told that they have been cheated by Labour, they will be told that Labour denied them a referendum because they wouldn't have voted the way the government wanted. They will be told that on the 5th of March 2008 democracy died in the United Kingdom and that the blood is all over Gordon Brown's hands.When the...
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Nick Clegg's referendum poll farce - Apples and oranges.
2008-03-03 19:04:00 Take a look at this apple. The slice represents the UK's membership of the EU. The slice has a pip, and that pip is our representative on the European Council. Each of the twenty seven EU member states has a similar slice. Even though we are individual slices, we are linked because we are all part of the same apple. Our pip is very important because it represents our country's interests and protects our sovereignty within the apple.The failed Constitution and now the Lisbon Treaty aims to join the 27 segments together to produce one big apple. The problem is this: Our pip would no longer represent our slice - it would become just one of the big apple's pips. In effect our part of the apple would be seedless, the pips make the decisions and the big apple no longer has a say and must obey the pips' rulings. That is a big step for our slice to take, that's why we were promised a referendum by all the major parties - and that is why we must have a referendum.Then along comes Lib De...
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Lisbon Treaty - I would leave the Lib Dems.
2008-02-28 15:09:00 I've had enough of Nick Clegg and his deceitful policy on the Lisbon Treaty. It's policy designed to dodge the real question. The problem is that granting a referendum on the treaty should be the most important aim in politics today. Some Lib Dem bloggers understand this and so do many Lib Dem members. The farce of an "in or out" vote, and the pantomime we saw in the house on Tuesday should turn their stomachs. Very few people in this country want an "in or out " vote, but the majority do want a vote on the Lisbon Treaty. Nick Clegg and his front bench know this, and yet they still insist on putting up this smokescreen.Many of those who oppose a referendum love to tell us that the public aren't interested. I assure you they will be if they don't get one. What Clegg and Brown must understand is this: there are many members of their respective parties who do understand the situation and do care passionately about the public's democratic right to have their promised referendum. Th...
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Lisbon Treaty - Is Nick Clegg making a massive mistake.
2008-02-25 14:44:00 I thought the morally bankrupt Lib Dem idea of dodging the Lisbon Treaty referendum question was dead. Their original call for a referendum on membership of the EU (in or out) rather than one on the Treaty was seen universally as fence sitting in its lowest form. However Nick Clegg seems to resurrected this pathetic policy - why? I don't know. Perhaps it's just to grab the headlines, or maybe it's an attempt to muddy the waters of the real debate. The Lib Dems are expected to table a House of Commons motion on Tuesday demanding a public vote on whether Britain stays in the EU. As William Hague points out:"This is an attempt to paper over the Lib Dems' widening split on a referendum on the renamed EU Constitution. "But the key question remains whether the Liberal Democrats will honour their manifesto promise. The Lisbon Treaty is in substance, nearly identical to, the EU Constitution. "That is what the Lib Dems promised their voters a referendum on. They did not mention an in-out...
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Name and shame MPs voting for the EU Reform Treaty.
2008-01-20 07:50:00 First things first - I will be posting a list of all MPs who vote in favour of ratifying the EU Reform Treaty tomorrow. I hope that all those bloggers who, like myself believe that government are welching on their promise of a referendum, do the same. It would also be in the interest of the country if those people who read political blogs emailed the list to their contacts. Any MP voting for the EU Treaty will be neglecting their solemn duty to represent their constituents and they will be betraying the people who voted for them. Any MP behaving in such a manner does not deserve to be a member of parliament in a democracy, and I hope that they are never again allowed to work in politics after the next election. If your MP votes against your wishes on matter of such great personal and national interest, then that person is denying you your democratic rights.Today the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has reported that the foreign policy in the treaty was virtually the same as in the ...
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Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) 16 January 2008
2008-01-16 17:35:00 I missed PMQs today due to being in bed (working nights), but I understand (from reading comments on Iain Dale's Blog) that Cameron put in a decent performance, and that Gordon Brown has resorted to not answering questions put to him by the opposition. I hope this will come across in any clips shown on the news throughout the evening. Quite a few people are also starting to question the non-partisan status of the speaker. I'm hoping to watch it sometime this evening, after which I will update this post on my reading of the session.You can watch today's PMQs by clicking HERE. Please feel free to leave your opinion in the comments. Who won? how did Clegg do?
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Nick Clegg gets his hands on Lib Dem tiara
2007-12-18 23:39:00 That clever cheeky chappy known for making housewives blush has, by a mere 500 votes, won the title of Lib Dem Leader. Now what?Others are speculating about what this will do for the Lib Dems but what about wider politics? As the current situation stands, both opposition parties have a young charismatic leader who looks good on daytime TV. Brown doesn't. The Tories are ecstatic about polling higher than (almost) ever before and the Lib Dems are excited about a possible return to three party politics. Labour is depressed. Both Nick Clegg and David Cameron seem open to new ideas - the Tories are modelling their school reforms on Sweden. Brown is in a bunker.Maybe Nick Clegg's election will just make it more blindingly obvious the severe shortcomings of the incumbent PM. Maybe that's enough.
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LibDem Leadership campaign, will it be Nick Clegg or Chris Huhne?
2007-12-18 13:29:00 All you LibDems only have to wait until 14:30 to find out who your next leader will be, isn't it exciting? If I was a crueller person I could say that you've only got to wait until 15:30 to see who the next one is, but I won't. It's possible that Clegg may just hang on to his lead, but it's going to be mighty close. Huhne has been the man making all the noises, and over the last month has come across as the man representing the LibDems. I'm sure Clegg is worthy of the position, many people seem to think so, but I can't depend on personal knowledge as he seems to have disappeared recently. I feel that I've got to know Huhne from his TV and Radio appearances. Of Clegg I know very little, which is not good for a man supposedly running a leadership campaign.That's why I think dark horse Huhne will be victorious this afternoon. I'd like to see Huhne win because he seems to be more thoughtful and statesmanlike than Clegg who seems to be a clone of David Cameron. He looks like Ca...
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Nick Clegg and Chris Huhne let the LibDem leadership battle commence.
2007-10-21 00:36:00 The buzz is that this is not going to be a clean fight and that the last man standing will be victorious. We've got until December to find out whether Nick Clegg or Chris Huhne will be the leader of the Liberal Democrat. Unless of course a dark horse steps forward in the next ten days. If the battle between Clegg and Huhne gets too bitter, could an outsider profit from the fallout?It's a pitty Charles Kennedy has decided not to enter the race, even after receiving literally thousands of emails of support. I personally think he would made the contest a little more interesting. However the "A" word would no doubt dog Kennedy throughout.Clegg and Huhne are not working class heroes. Both attended Westminster school, Huhne went on to Oxford and Clegg attended Cambridge. Huhne is keen to "lance the boil" of Euro scepticism, while Clegg seems to be attacking Brown and Cameron.Only time will tell how bloody it's going to get. Watch this space.Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device
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Nick Clegg for leader of the LibDems?
2007-09-19 10:38:00 The picture on the left shows Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg with the words "Trust in People" in the background. Should it say "Don't trust him Ming"?When asked about his future intentions, Nick said "if you are asking me would I stand against Ming, the answer is no".However in the next breath he said "if there was a vacancy in the future then I probably would".He went on to say: "At a time when Sir Ming is being attacked with barely disguised ageism... the only response is to pull together, put up two fingers and say, don't you dare push us around." Very honourable indeed Nick, but is there any real need to point out that your party leader is under constant attack, whilst saying you will be there to pick up the pieces should he step down?
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