Gary Gibbon
Clegg attacks ‘un-British’ grievance politics
Nick Clegg revealed that George Osborne, when he refused to implement a bigger tax threshold leap in the 2012 budget, said: “I don’t want to deliver a Lib Dem budget.”
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Gary Gibbon
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Nick Clegg: ‘Lib Dems have extraordinary record’
Nick Clegg tells his party’s annual conference that despite failing to scrap tuition fees, the Liberal Democrats should be proud of their record in government.
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Bored of our leaders? Build your own politician here
Sick of Cameron, disenchanted with Clegg, ennui about Ed? Build your own politician here, made up of great leaders from across the real world – and the fictional.
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Nick Clegg: ‘I’m more anti-establishment now’
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says Westminster is “dangerously out of step” with modern Britain and he has become more anti-establishment since joining the coalition government.
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Gary Gibbon
Lib Dems adopt grim determination… and shirt sleeves
Danny Alexander is not without ambition. Over time he has tried various tactics to convince Lib Dems that they should take him to their hearts and consider him future leadership material.
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Gary Gibbon
Lib Dems – despite it all, still game?
Thousands poured into the area around the Lib Dem Conference in Glasgow at lunchtime, just as the debates were getting under way. Alas for the Lib Dems they were here to see live comedy next door…
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Gary Gibbon
MPs will back Iraq-only attacks
One minister said the truth is that the attacks that will be authorised with today’s vote are one step on a ladder of 20 rungs and no one really knows what the other steps will turn out to be.
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Paul Mason
#Indyref: five questions for Cameron, Miliband and Clegg
I don’t know whether I will bump in to the Westminster party leaders in Scotland today — but this is what I would ask if I did.
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#indyref: the youth vote decides
Humza Yousef, the SNP Minister for external affairs and Jenny Marra, the Labour Shadow Youth Employment spokesperson in the Scottish Parliament, debate independence with 16 and 17-year-olds.
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Gary Gibbon
Will ‘almost federal’ offer to Scots change votes?
You find quite a few late-surge yes supporters saying they wish that devo max had been on the ballot paper.
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Free lunches for under-7s – even if parents can afford it
Nick Clegg insists lunch is crucial for children to learn, as his universal free school meals scheme begins. But critics say the money is wasted on families who can afford to pay.
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Michael Crick
Is the Lord Rennard affair really over for the Lib Dems?
It’s hard to believe that at some point in the next year or two, Lord Rennard won’t try to slip back into at least one of his old roles, despite the assurances of the top brass.
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Lib Dems lift Lord Rennard’s suspension
The Liberal Democrats lift Lord Rennard’s suspension from the party. But one alleged victim of sexual harassment, who resigned when he was not expelled, says they are failing to stand up for women.
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Compensation for ‘garden city’ neighbours?
Homeowners could be compensated by the state if the value of their property falls as a result of the building of new garden cities, says Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. James Blake reports.
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MH17: No armed mission to crash site, says Dutch PM
The Netherlands, Australia and Malaysia rule out sending an international armed mission to secure the site in Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17 crashed, the Dutch prime minister says.
