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Has Nick detected the emergence of ‘shy Cleggites’?

‘Shy Tories’ — the term applied to those planning to vote Conservative, but too embarrassed to admit it publicly — was a phrase used to help explain the pollsters’ failure to predict John Major’s 1992 election victory. An anecdote told by Nick Clegg in his interview in today’s Sun suggests the Lib Dems might also have our own share of abashed admirers:

Mr Clegg said: “Of course some people come up to me and say, ‘Oh we don’t like the Government doing this and doing that’. But more people come up to me and say, ‘I think you are doing

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“It is my job to see that Cameron f****** well gets into Downing Street” – Sun’s political editor

Full marks for frankness if not for political independence:

“It is my job to see that Cameron f****** well gets into Downing Street,” proclaimed Tom Newton Dunn, political editor of the Sun, to a group of journalists from rival papers, recently.

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  • User AvatarMarkG 24th May - 12:59pm
    I disagree completely with Simon on his approach to the bill. However, I will say that I think he is spot on above on disestablishment...
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    Like many non-scientists or engineers, I tend to regard R&D as a Good Thing, and the more spending the better. It should be obvious that...
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    Simon, Like many others, I genuinely thank you for reasonably and clearly explaining your reasoning on this issue, and I want to echo (where I...
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    Simon, Thanks for explaining this in detail. However, the argument you present has one central flaw - the assumption that your beliefs are shared by...
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    I'm not sure UK R&D spending is quite as bad as you suggest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_research_and_development_spending But I agree that it could be better. Why not aspire...
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