Comments for What You Can Get Away With

Comment on Interview with the Gazette by Dan Woodruff

Dan Woodruff — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:04:42 +0000

Nick, it’s hard to disagree with anything you said in the article. It is striking how we rarely see any local candidates knock on our door any more. The literature is delivered less often too. I have been amazed that in some elections that we have not had any communication from some of the main parties (not true of your party). In some recent elections, I have found it hard to make a choice – for example the Police Commissioner’s election.

I suppose the only way forward is to engage with the public in any way you can through face to face meetings, events, community involvement and online methods (as you do). Of course, it’s a 2-way street as well – the public has no right to moan when it doesn’t want to participate…

Comment on Leadership by Trevor

Trevor — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:41:46 +0000

Congratulations Nick, I wish you every success with this challenging position.

Comment on Leadership by Martin Hunt

Martin Hunt — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:27:24 +0000

As a former leader whose getting on a bit now I’m unsettled that the ad under your blog is about how to ‘easily pay for your funeral’ !!!!!!!

Comment on The Have I Got News For You gender bias spreadsheet by Jim Jepps

Jim Jepps — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:08:50 +0000

Woman’s Hour has a segment from the woman who books the guests right now. Quite interesting! She claims they ask women who won’t do it.

Comment on In praise of Nick Clegg by Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #323

Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #323 — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:00:50 +0000

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Comment on Have I Got News For You returns – and so does my gender bias spreadsheet by mike

mike — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:43:44 +0000

I have no idea what you are talking about.

Comment on If we’re only monsters on Sundays, is that all right? by Jo Hayes

Jo Hayes — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:13:54 +0000

I agree with Nick, with the President of the Law Society who has given the temporary withdrawal idea the kicking it deserves, with the late, great Sir Winston Churchill who was a key supporter of the ECHR and with the millions if not billions of our fellow human beings who are longing to have protection for human rights in their own countries.

Comment on We could have been anything that we wanted to be by James

James — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:01:15 +0000

Agreed on both counts.

Comment on We could have been anything that we wanted to be by Adam

Adam — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:14:32 +0000

I’m certainly not prepared to crow about the tax cut when benefits are being reduced. I think Nick Clegg has had rather too many last chances.

Comment on A shining example of the system we set out to destroy by Slim

Slim — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:22:52 +0000

You may believe in liberal values but the leadership and many LibDem MPs clearly do not. They believe in a free-market with minimal intervention from the state. They are neo-liberals.