Literally.
Via @PSbook
Can't get a reading on the Dire-ometer. Clegg #ldconf
— John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) September 18, 2013
The Mr No of British politics is born.
— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) September 18, 2013
Blimey. Free primary school meals barely gets polite applause.
— Will Heaven (@WillHeaven) September 18, 2013
Simon Hughes, LibDem deputy leader who categorically opposes Clegg's main conference policy, smiling and clapping loudly #ldconf
— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) September 18, 2013
Easily Clegg's best ever speech, in terms of content, delivery and argument. I give it 5 out of 10.
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) September 18, 2013
Clegg has just outlined 16 Tory policies he has blocked. The vast majority are popular with voters.
— Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) September 18, 2013
"We will be the party of IN!". That was a speechwriter you just saw plummeting past your window folks…
— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) September 18, 2013
And a classic from the LibDem press team to finish off their week of incompetence:
CORRECTION: "The aim of our party should be to realign British politics by NOT joining up with one of the other parties" #ldconf
— Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) September 18, 2013
That went well then.
The key message of Nick Clegg’s speech is not very subtle.
A belter of a conference cartoon special from Peter Brookes on the front page of this week’s Speccie. Guido would like to put in a bid for the original.
By delicious coincidence, this week’s New Statesman also goes the Wallace and Gromit theme on its cover.
It’s almost as if Miliband was a dead ringer for Wallace.
Every year Guido likes to bring you the most important news from the leader’s speeches at conference: the fashion. Today he can reveal that Mrs Clegg will be wearing a Zara top with Topshop shoes.
This is to signify the strong links between Spanish design (Zara) and British high street manufacturing. Apparently.
And now you know.
Picture via ITV.
Speaking to Guido after his speech at the Institute of Directors this morning, the Mayor of London publicly criticised plans to massively expand free school meals for children:
“I tell you, it would be very easy to say, I think.. I think that it’s real you know errr I, what I think is there should be compulsion to eat the school meal, but I am in no means against getting parents who can pay for to pay for it.”
He added, “I have no problem with the concept of dinner money.” When Guido pushed him on his position, asking directly whether rich parents should be subsidised, the Mayor replied: “No well… Look I’m sure the government have a very good reason for doing it.” Quite what that is remains a mystery to many Tories…
Coincidently, the Boris ruled out running for a third term in City Hall:
“I can rule that out, I can rule everything out”.
But then, that’s what Ken said…
