Get ready for “Clameronism”

Since the Lib Dems starting surging there has been no shortage of speculation about the possible coalitions that may emerge after the election – Lab-Lib, Lib-Lab, Con-Lib. There has also been breathless speculation about what posts Nick Clegg might demand, including by yours truly.  But none have been as cleverly-written as Hugo Brady’s. A think-tanker for CER, Brady is predicting the rise of “Clameronism“:

‘Buoyed by a huge increase in the Liberal vote, Clegg at first opted for opposition. He bet that a swift second election was likely and that the Liberal Democrats would again double their seats. But the threat of a new financial crisis later that year spelt an end to normal politics. And Cameron’s offer to give Vince Cable – the Liberals’ ever popular shadow chancellor – the role of deputy at the treasury to help fight Britain’s “economic blitz” could not be refused. Clegg himself took on the post of foreign secretary, setting the scene for the coalition’s first crisis: Britain’s European policy.