There would be more tax to pay for rich people who rely on "capital", rather than working, to make money, Mr Clegg added."People who rely on 'capital'": aren't they pensioners?
Monday, September 15, 2008
Nick Clegg: My kinda Lib Dem
That the Liberal Democrats aren't Tories is hardly a surprise; what is somewhat more of a surprise, particular to older members of the party, is quite how similar Nick Clegg is willing for them to appear. In an interview with the Andrew Marr show yesterday to mark the start of conference season with the Lib Dems' offering in Bournemouth, Cleggy set out his scheme for government, to include abolishing a few government departments and sending the money back to the people who'd paid it in the first place, by cutting the basic rate. The BBC's correspondent in Bournemouth analyses the interview and policies here, including the expected reaction on some of the older members of the party.Given that my move from socialism to liberalism hasn't overcome my bias against the Conservatives, voting for a Liberal Democrat at the next election was highly likely; now it seems almost inevitable. There's just one little concern I have, but I may write to Mr. Clegg's office to inquire as to whether he'd simply been quoted too loosely.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Nick Clegg illustrates the opportunism of the Lib Dems.
The Lib Dems remind me of Debenhams. Debenhams' stores tend to position themselves according to what the local market conditions are like. So in a city with lots of upmarket shops (e.g. Leeds), Debenhams will be pretty upmarket. In other cities, Debenhams will position itself a few rungs further down the ladder, to compete with M&S or BHS rather than Harvey Nicks.
Same thing for the Lib Dems. When they're after Tory votes - e.g. to get Tory supporters in Labour/LibDem marginals to vote for them - they tack to the right. When they're after Labour votes, they tack to the left.
And let's not get into how they campaign on a local level. There's a reason why Lib Dem activists are held in utter contempt by most Labour activists (and probably Tory ones too, for all I know).
Me-yow. ;)
So to get this straight, you're accusing political localists of doing their politics locally, and you're accusing Nick Clegg of behaving consistently with his views as expressed in the Orange Book (2004)? If this is opportunism, then I think we need more of it.
Regarding local campaigning, I've never heard or seen complaints, but if local activists behave contemptibly, they ought to be contemned.
Post a Comment