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Clegg accused of expenses ‘hypocrisy’

By politics.co.uk staff Eurosceptic thinktank Open Europe has accused Nick Clegg of hypocrisy, claiming he pocketed ?360,000 from the sale of his Brussels house while receiving a daily accommodation allowance as an MEP. The pressure group said this sits badly with his opposition to MPs making gaining from the sale of their second home having… Read more »

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Comment: Greece reveals the flaw at the heart of the EU

Greece’s economic woes remind us what Britain still has to be cheerful about. By Ian Dunt As Willem Dafoe says to Tobey Maguire in Spiderman: “Misery, misery, misery. That’s what you’ve chosen.” And rarely has Britain been as miserable as this. Monday January 19th was officially the most depressing day of the year, with weather,… Read more »