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Author:  pcernie [ Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:35 am ]
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19646731

Nick's finally feeling the fear. And he's clearly not alone.
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:49 am ]
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Labour said it was not good enough to "just brush that promise aside" after breaking a key election pledge.



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Harriet Harman, deputy leader of Labour, said: "This was not just the small print of his manifesto, this was Nick Clegg's key election promise when he asked people to vote for his party. It is not good enough for him to just brush that promise aside.


how about that manifesto pledge not only to not introduce fees but introduce legislation to prevent it happening.. oh it got broken.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:19 pm ]
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Agreed. I don't think any of them have a leg to stand on about breaking election promises.

However, if Clegg thinks just saying sorry is going to get him out of this one he's even more naive than he's previously appeared to be.

Jon
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:15 pm ]
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jonbwfc wrote:
Agreed. I don't think any of them have a leg to stand on about breaking election promises.

However, if Clegg thinks just saying sorry is going to get him out of this one he's even more naive than he's previously appeared to be.

Jon

Unless the Libs go on an all out offensive to publicly wreck the coalition they will get slaughtered in the next general election and even if they did do that they would still get slaughtered in the next General election.
All these years the Lib dems have dreamt of having power. When they had the oppitunity they took it but found it to be a poisoned chalice.
Author:  paulzolo [ Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:59 pm ]
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This is a political apology. He’s not apologising for doing wrong in the way that you think - ie letting tuition fees go up.

No, he’s apologising for getting involved with that whole pledge thing at the start. He’s sorry he signed it, not sorry for being involved with hiking fees. The problem for him, though, is that’s not going to be enough.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:07 pm ]
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bobbdobbs wrote:
Unless the Libs go on an all out offensive to publicly wreck the coalition they will get slaughtered in the next general election and even if they did do that they would still get slaughtered in the next General election.
All these years the Lib dems have dreamt of having power. When they had the oppitunity they took it but found it to be a poisoned chalice.

I agree. The only reason that they are doing this now is because voters will not listen to them. So they are going to lose a lot of seats next election.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu Sep 20, 2012 3:24 pm ]
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This is what happens when you expect never to be in power. You can say what you like without having to care if it's affordable. That promise has come back to haunt them.

Though they could easily point out that that issue was one of the compramises made to form the government. Just like teh Tories have had to cut back some of their plans.
Author:  adidan [ Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:15 am ]
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I can't remember where I read it, I think it was a columnist from the Guardian who put it quite appropriately. Clegg is apologising like a cheating husband but isn't promising that he won't do it again.

Basically he's apologising for being the usual sort of UK MP. Points for the guilt but no points for acting like the person you profess you don't want to be.
Author:  ProfessorF [ Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:53 am ]
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I can't believe he didn't play the 'Sorry, the Tories made us do it' line.
Author:  paulzolo [ Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:40 am ]
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19662364

:lol: :lol:
Author:  adidan [ Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:49 am ]
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paulzolo wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19662364

:lol: :lol:

:lol:

Quote:
The deputy prime minister has given his permission for the film to be issued by satirical website thepoke after it received thousands of views.

Great move by the PR Department.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:33 am ]
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So I guess that Clegg will be getting songwriters royalties, and a possible invite to the Brit music awards?
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