tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post8557693391151513591..comments2024-03-20T16:27:56.522+00:00Comments on Norfolk Blogger: Nick Clegg puts his foot in it over private schoolingNich Starlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-26253206069763613882008-09-15T23:01:00.000+01:002008-09-15T23:01:00.000+01:00capitalism failingmarket deregulationMcCain says W...capitalism failing<BR/>market deregulation<BR/>McCain says Wall Street a casino<BR/><BR/>Clegg more taxes<BR/><BR/>I dont think soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-74764326074795602812008-09-15T11:18:00.000+01:002008-09-15T11:18:00.000+01:00The story I saw had him talking about the schools ...The story I saw had him talking about the schools near his London home, rather than in Sheffield. So I think you are mistaken in saying he was talking about Sheffield?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-13347603758767416402008-09-15T09:47:00.000+01:002008-09-15T09:47:00.000+01:00Clegg is not impressing anyone. His own party was...Clegg is not impressing anyone. His own party was attacking him in the papers today for talking about tax cuts and absolutely nothing else.Letters From A Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612766550608940053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-3045996277793201472008-09-15T09:25:00.000+01:002008-09-15T09:25:00.000+01:00Its the ultimate test - what's good enough for you...Its the ultimate test - what's good enough for your family.Man in a Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-44506092788648329732008-09-15T00:13:00.000+01:002008-09-15T00:13:00.000+01:00Huhne should have won. Clegg is atmosphere hoover....Huhne should have won. Clegg is atmosphere hoover.Daily Referendumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899003349232334603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-42401602321301495642008-09-14T23:38:00.000+01:002008-09-14T23:38:00.000+01:00(a) How long have the Liberal Democrats been runni...(a) How long have the Liberal Democrats been running Sheffield's schools?<BR/><BR/>(b) Is that long enough to hold them responsible for their current state?<BR/><BR/>I would answer 'since May' and (therefore) 'no'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-32119779323058632402008-09-14T19:11:00.000+01:002008-09-14T19:11:00.000+01:00GM - Don't be so sure that Lib Dems in southern se...GM - Don't be so sure that Lib Dems in southern seats will automatically lose to the Tories just because Cameron hsa had some decent local election results.<BR/><BR/>In seats like Winchester, Eastleigh, North Norfolk, Colchester and a host of others that I could name, all with Lib Dem MPs, the last local election results have been better than before.<BR/><BR/>The truth is that in Lib Dem held seats national swings will mean very little.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-81628086410127388122008-09-14T17:54:00.000+01:002008-09-14T17:54:00.000+01:00To be honest, this is one comment of his that has ...To be honest, this is one comment of his that has actually pulled me out of the lethargy that engulfs me every time he gives a speech and made me think there is something to him after all. I quite like his honesty. Other party leaders make the comments you want but then go out of their way to avoid the local, undesirable schools in what becomes a farcical process that brings no credit to anyone. <BR/><BR/>Clegg's real problem is that a commitment to sending his kids to independent schools won't be enough to keep all those ex-Tory voters on board, which is what he needs to do if he is to keep anything like the representation at Westminster that he's currently got. You should have elected a proper left-wing leader, to clean out all those inner city seats which Labour holds with just 30% of the vote or less!Giles Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09257512119593812010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-13122066292986154452008-09-14T12:14:00.000+01:002008-09-14T12:14:00.000+01:00I appreciate this must feel like a bit of a kick i...I appreciate this must feel like a bit of a kick in the teeth for those Lib Dems in Sheffield, but you can't use the children of MPs as political footballs, and you can't hold their education hostage to politics. <BR/><BR/>Tories won't attack him for this, and Labour certainly won't (Harman, for example). No party wants this argument.Charlotte Gorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285484165186268299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-68132187218374872192008-09-14T10:55:00.000+01:002008-09-14T10:55:00.000+01:00Or he is saying that parents should do what they b...Or he is saying that parents should do what they believe is best for their children if they wish to spend their money that way. Rather liberal thinking.<BR/>By the way, independent schools offer bursaries for bright children of less well-off parents.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358349301959327747noreply@blogger.com