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LeftishBrit

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2. Most politicians are hypocrites, but Clegg is less good at hiding it than most
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 08:45 AM
Apr 2015

'Clegg comes off as a power hungry dude, willing to sell his mother for power.'

I would substitute 'status' here for 'power'. Clegg never had any power, but he did get the chance to strut around looking important.

In this way, Clegg and Cameron are rather alike. Cameron is a lazy so-and-so, without much inclination for the actual hard work that real power would require; but he certainly likes status, publicity, and opportunities to strut around looking important. Thus, Clegg has sold his soul (and his party's prospects for the foreseeable future) to Cameron; Cameron has sold his soul (and the country) to the likes of Iain Duncan-Smith; and Iain Duncan-Smith has sold his soul to the Devil; or perhaps IDS is the Devil!

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they expect anyone to believe that tripe after they became Cameron's rurallib Apr 2015 #1
Most politicians are hypocrites, but Clegg is less good at hiding it than most LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #2
That's pretty much how most people view the Lib Dems T_i_B Apr 2015 #4
Exactly why the Lib Dem vote collapsed, particularly in the Home Counties. mwooldri Apr 2015 #7
I can' talk about Lib Dems in the Home Counties at the moment T_i_B Apr 2015 #9
Once on GD they were reporting some Republican nutter who wanted to ban human/jellyfish hybrids... LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #3
hmmm... Ironing Man Apr 2015 #5
It's not any specific item that bothers me so much... LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #8
the LDP has two big tendencies: the social-dem and the "liberal" (which in Europe of course MisterP Apr 2015 #6
So.... T_i_B May 2015 #10
Depends whether they keep the local party going or not. mwooldri May 2015 #11
UK General Election kick T_i_B Apr 2017 #12
Why are threads from the 2015 election being re-posted now? Ken Burch Apr 2017 #13
Because a general election has been called T_i_B Apr 2017 #14
Yes, it's been interesting to be reminded what some of us posted a couple of years ago, Denzil_DC Apr 2017 #15
Doesn't help that they keep calling general elections every 2 years at present! T_i_B Nov 2019 #16
Well, it's 2024 now T_i_B May 2024 #19
If the 2019 GE is all about Brexit... mwooldri Nov 2019 #17
No, that's wrong. The Tories have more Scottish MPs than Labour or the Lib Dems: Denzil_DC Nov 2019 #18
I've mentioned elsewhere that my old Lib Dem MP Alan Reid is standing again in Argyll, Bute & Lochaber Emrys May 2024 #20
Willie Rennie is the father of the cringe Lib Dem publicity stunt T_i_B May 2024 #21
He seems to have been of the school of thought that no publicity is bad publicity Emrys May 2024 #22
OK, they don't need Willie Rennie. Ed Davey has got this. Emrys May 2024 #23
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