The Sunday Politics 22/4/2012

Today Nick Clegg ( @nick_clegg ), Deputy Prime Minister appeared on the BBC1's  The Sunday Politics.

Interviewed by Andrew Neil ( @afneil ) he actually came across quite well.

Only avoided one question on whether he's willing to fight the Tories on boundary changes is needed ? Hope so !

I am grateful to Calamity because I have a deep seated belief that without his parties participation in the coalition, the Conservative Party would be rewarding the rich and screwing the rest of us even more than they currently are.

The writers advice to the Lib Dems is take the radical step to abandon trying to push any manifesto promise, abandon any of your original policy's and concentrate on fighting the right wing of the Tory party, big business tax dodgers and find a growth plan for the economy.

House of Lords reform is a favourite subject of the writer and I have plenty to say on the subject. But are the Libs Dems seriously expecting the British electorate to give them credit and votes because the House of Lords has been reformed ? Stop trying to find things to do and find things to undo !

Conservative MP Mark Pritchard  said House of Lords reform should not be a priority but  I wonder if really:-

a) he believes that House of Lords reform may lead to a referendum and the only referendum he wants is Europe ?

b) he knows an elected second chamber would be bad for the Tories

c) growth is more important

 

Sadiq Khan  ( @sadiqkhan ) appeared refusing to say whether no referendum would result in labour refusing to support reform proposal. Why go on the show if your not going to state your position ? Self publicity ?

I have no problem with the “ charity tax “ proposals. If the rich wont give to charities without tax relief then more income of the rich will be taxed. The bigger the public pot the better.