Comments on: Opinion on Nick’s second anniversary: Mark Thompson – The next few months the biggest test of Clegg’s career http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-on-nicks-second-anniversary-mark-thompson-the-next-few-months-the-biggest-test-of-cleggs-career-17272.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #149 http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-on-nicks-second-anniversary-mark-thompson-the-next-few-months-the-biggest-test-of-cleggs-career-17272.html#comment-104245 Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #149 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:00:58 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=17272#comment-104245 [...] Opinion on Nick’s second anniversary: Mark Thompson – The next few months the biggest test of Cl... by Mark Thompson on Lib Dem Voice. ‘I expect we will all be much clearer on his strengths and [...] [...] Opinion on Nick’s second anniversary: Mark Thompson – The next few months the biggest test of Cl… by Mark Thompson on Lib Dem Voice. ‘I expect we will all be much clearer on his strengths and [...]

]]> By: Mark Reckons http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-on-nicks-second-anniversary-mark-thompson-the-next-few-months-the-biggest-test-of-cleggs-career-17272.html#comment-104075 Mark Reckons Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:22:38 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=17272#comment-104075 tC - fair point about Michael Martin, although I think it was actually Douglas Carswell who started the ball rolling but Clegg was certainly brave to break with convention regarding party leaders not saying anything about sitting speakers. tC – fair point about Michael Martin, although I think it was actually Douglas Carswell who started the ball rolling but Clegg was certainly brave to break with convention regarding party leaders not saying anything about sitting speakers.

]]> By: theChristophe http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-on-nicks-second-anniversary-mark-thompson-the-next-few-months-the-biggest-test-of-cleggs-career-17272.html#comment-104069 theChristophe Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:34:05 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=17272#comment-104069 errr Michael Martin? I think its fair to say Clegg set the ball rolling on that one. errr Michael Martin? I think its fair to say Clegg set the ball rolling on that one.

]]> By: Niklas Smith http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-on-nicks-second-anniversary-mark-thompson-the-next-few-months-the-biggest-test-of-cleggs-career-17272.html#comment-104059 Niklas Smith Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:56:25 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=17272#comment-104059 That LSE conference was also the first time I heard Nick Clegg speak "live", and I too was impressed. During the leadership election Chris Huhne seemed to be better at communicating, especially on TV and radio (Nick Clegg had a tendency to waffle then). Fortunately, Mr Clegg seems to be getting better at this as time goes on - and he's always been impressive when given time to speak or in question and answer sessions. As a certain political party sang in 1997, "things can only get better" :) That LSE conference was also the first time I heard Nick Clegg speak “live”, and I too was impressed. During the leadership election Chris Huhne seemed to be better at communicating, especially on TV and radio (Nick Clegg had a tendency to waffle then). Fortunately, Mr Clegg seems to be getting better at this as time goes on – and he’s always been impressive when given time to speak or in question and answer sessions.

As a certain political party sang in 1997, “things can only get better” :)

]]> By: Mark Reckons http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-on-nicks-second-anniversary-mark-thompson-the-next-few-months-the-biggest-test-of-cleggs-career-17272.html#comment-104027 Mark Reckons Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:07:22 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=17272#comment-104027 Andrew - I understand that it would have come at a cost. My point is that if the parliamentary party was not willing to follow through on it (and we can debate the mertis and demerits of doing so) then the suggestion that the recess could be cancelled should never have been made in the first place. Andrew – I understand that it would have come at a cost. My point is that if the parliamentary party was not willing to follow through on it (and we can debate the mertis and demerits of doing so) then the suggestion that the recess could be cancelled should never have been made in the first place.

]]> By: Andrew Suffield http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-on-nicks-second-anniversary-mark-thompson-the-next-few-months-the-biggest-test-of-cleggs-career-17272.html#comment-104021 Andrew Suffield Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:34:16 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=17272#comment-104021 Cancelling the summer recess would not have come without a cost - MPs don't really go on holiday, they just go and get on with other things they need to do. Yes, the LD MPs could have sat around in Westminster and twiddled their thumbs all summer, but then they would have been letting their other stuff go undone and not had anything to show for it - a grand but ultimately self-destructive gesture. Cancelling the summer recess would not have come without a cost – MPs don’t really go on holiday, they just go and get on with other things they need to do. Yes, the LD MPs could have sat around in Westminster and twiddled their thumbs all summer, but then they would have been letting their other stuff go undone and not had anything to show for it – a grand but ultimately self-destructive gesture.

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