The transformation of Nick Clegg from moderate Europeanist to a populist continues
apace. The Lib Dem leader is very serious about capturing the anti-politics mood among the electorate – no easy feat for some who looks as Establishment as the rest.
Though he will likely be pleased with today’s Observer interview, I wonder whether he will, in retrospect, feel comfortable with his view that a small Tory majority would somehow make a Cameron government illegitimate and that Britain could be plunged into “Greek-style unrest” if cuts were introduced.
Where to begin? The electoral system works the way it does. It has many inbuilt problems – particularly for the Tories – but until it is reformed it produces lawful and legitimate governments. The idea that a small majority is in some way not a mandate is preposterous.
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