At the Lib Dems' 2008 spring conference, Nick Clegg said: "The day before I was elected leader, Mr Cameron suggested we join them. He talked about a 'progressive alliance'. This talk of alliances comes up a lot, doesn't it? Everyone wants to be in our gang. So I want to make something very clear today. Will I ever join a Conservative government? No." Nick Clegg is now deputy to Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Lib Dems in hypocrisy scandal?
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He probably said that before he invented "New Politics"® (now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Conservative Party).
Here's how Clegg continued:
"Will I ever join a Conservative government? No. Will I ever join a Labour government? No. I will never allow the Liberal Democrats to be a mere annex to another party's agenda. But am I interested in building a new type of government? Yes. Based on pluralism instead of one party rule? Yes."
Clegg wasn't ruling out coalition with the Tories, he was endorsing coalition with either party as long as it advanced the Lib Dem agenda.
You need to be more careful about taking quotes out of context.
Fair enough, Tim. Feel free to come back with a link to your source, and I'll be happy to let that stand as a clarification.
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