I would be open about the fact that, clearly, politicians should be able to speak to each other. David Cameron doesn't seem to accept this, but if the British people have voted then of course you have to try and provide good stable government. Nick Clegg acceptbritishcameron share on social
Voters tell politicians what they want through the ballot box. Constantly second-guessing them by speculating whether the parties should gang up on each other misses the point. Nick Clegg ballotboxconstantly Change image and share on social
Any government, of whatever composition, needs to mobilise opinion way beyond its own ranks in order to do the difficult things that it does. Nick Clegg compositiondifficultgovernment Change image and share on social
I don't even pretend we can occupy the Lib Dem holier-than-thou, hands-entirely-clean-and-entirely-empty-type stance. No, we are getting our hands dirty, and inevitably and totally understandably we are being accused of being just like any other politicians. Nick Clegg accusecleandem share on social
The Liberal Democrat Party and the Conservative Party come at things very differently when it comes to Europe. When it comes to political reform, we have a much greater tradition in the Liberal Democrats of social justice and fairness than the Conservatives do. Nick Clegg conservativedemocratdifferently share on social
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
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
