Today’s papers suggest that he might. In anticipation, we list some of the potential ramifications for Clegg himself and for the other party leaders.
The Lib Dem leader’s speech yesterday was notable for its attacks on Osborne’s fiscal plan. Could next year’s Budget be the time for a split?
Is it proof of a Zombie Government? Or is there life in the Coalition yet?
The Lib Dem leader is stuck between his party’s left and its right, and is struggling to please either. Will there be a reckoning?
We shouldn’t exaggerate the levels of tension within the Coalition, but this latest spat is still worse than usual.
The Chancellor thinks that leaving pensioner perks untouched is good politics, but it could backfire in numerous ways.
Our least Coalicious award goes, aptly enough, to one of the least Coalicious ministers.
The sitting MP is none other than Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Will local Tories attack his greenery or emulate it?
Cameron will have to campaign for a Tory majority, and that will mean distinguishing his party from the Lib Dems as well as from Labour.
Clegg says that the Lib Dems co-authored the Autumn Statement. Farron wants a free hand. Which side will win out?
The Lib Dem leader caricatured David Cameron’s call for a “leaner, more efficient state” – and then laid into the caricature.
On a range of key issues, Conservative policies are individually popular; yet, taken together, these relentlessly hardline stances give off a whiff of uncaring harshness.
Now that both parties are fighting to take credit for the coalition's achievements, rather than seeking to blame each other for its impact, it seems an opportune moment to ask: who is winning the Coalition? Do the Lib Dems or the Conservatives enjoy more success in Government? Let's tot it up, match by match, across […]
By Andrew GimsonFollow Andrew on Twitter At the heart of government, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats get on surprisingly well. Nothing the Lib Dems have said or done in Glasgow has forced a revision of this view. It is true that Vince Cable set out to be rude about the Conservatives: “We’ve got dog-whistle politics orchestrated by […]
CentreForum has proposed a raft of policy measures that would cut taxes by over £2.2 billion, among other Coalition-friendly aims.