Exclusive: Nick Clegg on Nick Clegg

The Liberal Democrat leader’s revealing answers to questions put by politics.co.uk show him as a schoolboy activist and underline his European grounding. Name: Nicholas William Peter Clegg Party: Liberal Democrats Constituency: Sheffield Hallam What was your first political experience? I led a mutiny over something at school, but I can’t remember what. The Falklands War […]

Clegg: I tried to solve Cold War

By Alex Stevenson Schoolboy Nick Clegg organised extra classes while at school in a bid to prepare Britain’s response to the Soviet threat. Writing in response to a politics.co.uk questionnaire, the Liberal Democrat leader explained that while the Falklands War and the miners’ strike had had a big impact, it was the prospect of invasion […]

Polls split win between Cameron and Clegg

By politics.co.uk staff Instant polls released just after the second leaders’ TV debate split the win between David Cameron and Nick Clegg. Mr Clegg will be pleased he managed to weather yesterday’s storm by maintaining his impressive poll levels, despite a clutch of damaging headlines about his views, upbringing and financial arrangements. Mr Cameron will […]

Comment: Clegg gets the job done

The Lib Dem leader may not have set Bristol on fire, but he will have done enough to achieve his objective: maintaining momentum. By Ian Dunt There were sections of this week’s debate when Nick Clegg was very flat. He failed to set off big fireworks, and many of his answers were instantly forgettable. Anyone […]

Knives out for Clegg as leaders’ debate approaches

By Ian Dunt The Lib Dems have hit back at what they say is a concerted smear attempt to smear them as the third leaders’ debate approaches. The Daily Telegraph, Express, Mail and Sun all attacked Nick Clegg on their front pages today. As-it-happens: Leaders’ debate build-up and commentary The Telegraph claimed three donors paid […]

Audio: Paddy Ashdown on the Lib Dem poll surge

Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown gives his take on Nick Clegg’s leaders’ debate performance:

Clegg rejects Brown’s olive branch

By Ian Dunt Gordon Brown’s calls for a progressive alliance with the Liberal Democrats seem to be dead in the water, with Nick Clegg calling the prime minister desperate. Mr Brown made his plea in the Independent, where he urged natural voters of the Liberal Democrats and Labour to unite to keep the Conservatives out. […]

Clegg more popular than Cable

By Richard Chidwick The Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is more popular than his deputy leader Vince Cable for the first time following Politicshome.com’s weekly opinion poll. Mr Clegg’s popularity has shot up in tandem with Lib Dem’s record lead in the popularity polls. The party leader’s solid performance in the leadership debates precipitated his […]

New polls see Lib Dem support firm up

By politics.co.uk staff The view of the Liberal Democrat surge a flash in the pan looks set to be proved wrong with a handful of new polls consolidating the party’s position this morning. An Angus Reid/PoliticalBetting poll put the Tories on 32%, down six, the Lib Dems on 32%, up ten, and Labour on just […]

Lib Dem surge changes the rules of the game

By Ian Dunt An unprecedented surge in support for the Liberal Democrats has changed the face of the election campaign with just weeks to go until polling day. One poll today put Britain’s third party in first place, a situation which would have been unthinkable just days ago. A separate poll put the Lib Dems […]