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Wed May-12-10 03:02 PM
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Is First Secretary of State ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/liveevent/). That means if Clegg isn't pandering to Cameron, he'll be out and Hague will take over. |
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Wed May-12-10 03:24 PM
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| 1. I'm not sure there's that much to 'take over' as deputy PM |
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This looks like a title to keep Hague sweet, after he's been the effective number 2 in the Tories.
It was a question what Clegg would actually be doing from day to day; it seems he's in charge of 'political reform', ie the AV referendum, Lords reform, 5 year parliament etc.
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Wed May-12-10 03:42 PM
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| 2. I read somewhere that Stanley Baldwin once said the wisest thing he ever did ... |
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Edited on Wed May-12-10 03:43 PM by non sociopath skin
... was during the General Strike when he kept Winston out of mischief by "putting him in a corner and giving him a newspaper to edit"
Happy editing, Nick!
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Wed May-12-10 05:30 PM
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It's a warning to Nick C nevertheless. Telling him that he ain't higher that any of the tories.
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