Monday, 2 August 2010
'Nick Clegg's shameful U-turn on cuts'
New Statesman editor Mehdi Hasan maps Nick Clegg's journey from opposition to the Tories' 'macho' cuts before the election, to his enthusiastic support for them afterwards. It is well worth the read for a reminder of the way Lib Dems voters have been deceived. I am not surprised they are down to 12% in the opinion polls.
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