tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post7301952446244930943..comments2024-03-08T15:43:20.236+00:00Comments on Keynesian Liberal: An open letter to Simon HughesPeter Wrigleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-30686410802765043432010-06-22T12:06:44.350+01:002010-06-22T12:06:44.350+01:00I admit that it is difficult, but, given that he C...I admit that it is difficult, but, given that he Conservatives have been given an exemption with respect to voting reform, a similar exemption should be possible for Liberal Democrats on aspects of economic policy with which we seriously disagree (as we did before the election with regard to premature cuts.)<br /><br />Nick Clegg puts up a plausible case for the change of mind in his letter to all members yesterday, but frankly I don't believe it and nor, I suspect, will most of the electorate. This: "What a mess the last lot left: things are much worse than we thought." is a tired old cliché, not the new politics we were promised.Peter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-16320857174190257732010-06-22T10:34:09.749+01:002010-06-22T10:34:09.749+01:00"In these campaigns we need to be able to cla...<i>"In these campaigns we need to be able to claim credit for our policies, especially of constitutional reform, which we have gained as a result of the coalition, and dissociate ourselves from the economic follies which are against our tradition, our stance in the election campaign and our reason."</i><br /><br />Ummm ---No. <br /><br />You cannot both BE the Government and at precisely the same time tell the people that YOU are NOT the Government. Both types of behaviour solely dependent upon your feelings about the matter. In what political universe is that type of behaviour called a COALITION ?dougfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204984674967097629noreply@blogger.com