You have a political and media elite who have an idiom by which they describe politics. It's highly, highly polarised. It's right, left, red, blue, up, down, victorious, crushed. Nick Clegg bluecrushdescribe Change image and share on social
I wish more people knew that the only one of the three main parties where not a single MP flipped from one property to the next, and not a single MP avoided capital-gains tax, where every single London MP did not claim a penny of second-home allowance, was the Liberal Democrats. Nick Clegg allowanceavoidcapital share on social
I am quite strict as a dad but I don't want to be censorious. Nick Clegg censoriousdadstrict Change image and share on social
If there's one thing I'm not going to apologise for as the leader of the Liberal Democrats in government after 60 or 70 years of being out of government, it's that you just cannot avoid but deal with the world the way it is. Nick Clegg apologiseavoiddeal share on social
Liberalism is a really old British tradition and it has a completely different attitude towards the individual and the relationship between the individual and the state than the collectivist response of Labour, and particularly Old Labour, does. Nick Clegg attitudebritishcollectivist share on social
I didn't become leader to transform the Liberal Democrats into an enlarged form of the Electoral Reform Society. It's not the be all and end all for us. There are other very, very key ambitions in politics, not least social mobility and life chances, that I care about as passionately if not more. Nick Clegg ambitioncarechance share on social
The Labour Party has become consumed by collective bile towards... the Liberal Democrats. That portrays a rather nasty arrogance. Nick Clegg arrogancebilecollective Change image and share on social
Politics is a highly tribal business. Nick Clegg businesshighlypolitic Change image and share on social
With the EU taking in ten more countries and adopting a new Constitution, organisations need more than ever intelligent professional help in engaging with the EU institutions. Nick Clegg adoptconstitutioncountry Change image and share on social
I totally accept that it's a legitimate criticism that when you are involved in the day-to-day scrum of government... that what can get lost is the narrative, the hymn sheet... the song that inspires and lifts people's sights. Nick Clegg acceptcriticismday share on social