Nick Clegg’s speech to Liberal Democrat Conference
Liberal Democrats, we have now been in Government for 500 days. Not easy, is it? None of us thought it would be a walk in the park, but I suspect none of us predicted...
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Deputy Prime Minister speech to Demos and the Open Society Foundation
First, let me thank Demos and the Open Society Foundation for inviting to me to speak. I can think of no better moment to talk about the open...
Read this entry » Nick Clegg: Support for Europe has always been our cornerstone
As I have made clear since Friday, I am bitterly disappointed by the outcome of last weeks summit, which ended with the UK in a minority of one....
Read this entry » Nick Clegg: Watson will be a great leader for Liberals in Europe
Commenting, Nick Clegg said: “In uncertain times we need strong leaders in Europe who are prepared to do the right thing in very difficult...
Read this entry » Nick Clegg launches Youth Contract
The aim is to ensure that all jobless young people are earning or learning again before long term damage is done. Over three years, the Youth...
Read this entry » 140,000 disadvantaged two-year-olds to benefit from free early education
This is a key Liberal Democrat policy delivered by the Coalition Government. It builds upon our achievement of extending free childcare to 15...
Read this entry » Nick Clegg announces plans to cut red tape for small businesses
Below are extracts from his speech: "The debate over regulation has been polarised around two extremes - on the one hand is the idea...
Read this entry » Nick Clegg: Speech to the Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards
"Anyone who still thinks that the troubles in the Eurozone are somebody else’s problem is, frankly, living in fantasy land. "The twin banking...
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Nick Clegg’s Rally Speech: Make no mistake – we are punching above our weight.
Welcome to Birmingham, a city with a great, outspoken liberal tradition. The home of Joe Chamberlain, where Gladstone called for Home Rule in one of the most rousing...
Read this entry »Nick Clegg: Proud to launch the Leadership Programme
Commenting, Nick Clegg said: “I am very proud to be joined today by some outstanding candidates who are the first of many people to take part in the Leadership...
Read this entry »Riot communities and victims panel announced
Darra Singh, Chief Executive of Job Centre Plus and former Chief Executive of Ealing and Luton Councils, will chair the panel announced by the Deputy Prime Minister...
Read this entry »Nick Clegg: Speech to party members on the riots
"This has been a traumatic week. Traumatic for the nation; for police forces around the country; and above all for the innocent victims who have lost their...
Read this entry »Nick Clegg Speech: Freedom, accountability and plurality of the media
This has been one of those weeks in which it really feels like something big has changed. Pillars of the British establishment have been put under the spotlight...
Read this entry »Nick Clegg: Speech to the LG group Annual Conference
Nick Clegg said: “Every Government preaches localism. This Government will practice it. In terms of real decentralisation, money talks. “We need to reverse...
Read this entry »Nick Clegg Speech: New era for UK-Brazil relations
In a keynote speech in Brasilia he announced that more than £2.5bn in bilateral business has been agreed between British and Brazilian companies this year. The...
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