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Lib Dem conference at-a-glance | Lib Dem conference at-a-glance |
(about 2 hours later) | |
THE BIG ISSUE | THE BIG ISSUE |
Cuts. Nick Clegg says "savage" cuts are needed if Britain is going to stand a chance of balancing its books. He has even suggested the party's policy of scrapping university tuition fees will have to go. It will not go down well with many in the party. Former leader Charles Kennedy says not scrapping tuition fees will lose them votes from young people and blunt the party's ability to take on Labour. This is a row that looks likely to dominate the week. | Cuts. Nick Clegg says "savage" cuts are needed if Britain is going to stand a chance of balancing its books. He has even suggested the party's policy of scrapping university tuition fees will have to go. It will not go down well with many in the party. Former leader Charles Kennedy says not scrapping tuition fees will lose them votes from young people and blunt the party's ability to take on Labour. This is a row that looks likely to dominate the week. |
SUNDAY'S AGENDA | SUNDAY'S AGENDA |
0900 Campaign for gender balance | 0900 Campaign for gender balance |
0930 Debate on the future of Scottish and Welsh devolution | 0930 Debate on the future of Scottish and Welsh devolution |
1035 Speech by Health spokesman Norman Lamb | 1035 Speech by Health spokesman Norman Lamb |
1055 Debate on the economy, skills and bank regulation | 1055 Debate on the economy, skills and bank regulation |
1220 Speech by Foreign Affairs spokesman Ed Davey | 1220 Speech by Foreign Affairs spokesman Ed Davey |
1440 Q&A session with leader Nick Clegg | 1440 Q&A session with leader Nick Clegg |
1525 Debate on protecting civil liberties | 1525 Debate on protecting civil liberties |
1645 Panel discussion on the storage and use of personal information | 1645 Panel discussion on the storage and use of personal information |
1725 Debate on green power and the expansion of tidal power | 1725 Debate on green power and the expansion of tidal power |
SAVAGE BEAST | SAVAGE BEAST |
Nick Clegg has really "thrown down the adjectival gauntlet" to David Cameron, reckons Tony Blair's ex-policy guru Matthew Taylor. How will the Tory leader top "savage" public spending cuts, mused Taylor at a fringe meeting? "Bloody awful"? | Nick Clegg has really "thrown down the adjectival gauntlet" to David Cameron, reckons Tony Blair's ex-policy guru Matthew Taylor. How will the Tory leader top "savage" public spending cuts, mused Taylor at a fringe meeting? "Bloody awful"? |
EXIT STRATEGY | EXIT STRATEGY |
"Am I in the right room?," said a momentarily befuddled Nick Clegg, after walking into the wrong lunchtime fringe meeting. "Yes you are Nick! Come back!," they all cried as he beat a hasty retreat. Well not all. "No, you should be at the Tory conference," muttered one malcontent under his breath. Some people. | "Am I in the right room?," said a momentarily befuddled Nick Clegg, after walking into the wrong lunchtime fringe meeting. "Yes you are Nick! Come back!," they all cried as he beat a hasty retreat. Well not all. "No, you should be at the Tory conference," muttered one malcontent under his breath. Some people. |
BURNING QUESTION | BURNING QUESTION |
Mark Littlewood - the Lib Dems' former press chief - must have been concerned his Liberal Vision fringe meeting, featuring Greg Dyke and Guido Fawkes, had not made much of an impact. Otherwise he wouldn't have ended it by setting fire to his wallet - to show that not all politicians had "money to burn". Would he? | Mark Littlewood - the Lib Dems' former press chief - must have been concerned his Liberal Vision fringe meeting, featuring Greg Dyke and Guido Fawkes, had not made much of an impact. Otherwise he wouldn't have ended it by setting fire to his wallet - to show that not all politicians had "money to burn". Would he? |
BROUGHT TO BOOK | BROUGHT TO BOOK |
Sarah Teather was the warm-up act at the party's opening night get together. She had a few digs at the opposition, suggesting David Cameron's favourite songs should include You're So Vain, Fake Plastic Trees or "anything by the Pretenders". But she reserved her best lines for her own side. Noting that a number of party figures were set to publish books in the near future, she offered others some advice on possible titles. For Evan Harris, left wing scourge of the party leadership, she suggested The God Delusion. Ouch. | Sarah Teather was the warm-up act at the party's opening night get together. She had a few digs at the opposition, suggesting David Cameron's favourite songs should include You're So Vain, Fake Plastic Trees or "anything by the Pretenders". But she reserved her best lines for her own side. Noting that a number of party figures were set to publish books in the near future, she offered others some advice on possible titles. For Evan Harris, left wing scourge of the party leadership, she suggested The God Delusion. Ouch. |
KENNEDY CRACK | KENNEDY CRACK |
As ever, Charles Kennedy gave a rousing speech to the party faithful, in which he compared Gordon Brown to the Spanish dictator Franco on his deathbed. But his best reminiscence was at the expense of the Tories. He remembered sitting next to the former prime minister Ted Heath in the Commons when the two were listening to a speech by William Hague on Europe. The speech was greeted with rapturous applause by the Tory benches, from which Mr Heath - one of the party's minority of Europhiles in the 1990s - did not join. As William Hague sat down, Charles Kennedy says Ted Heath twitched and apparently whispered to him "such a vulgar little man". | As ever, Charles Kennedy gave a rousing speech to the party faithful, in which he compared Gordon Brown to the Spanish dictator Franco on his deathbed. But his best reminiscence was at the expense of the Tories. He remembered sitting next to the former prime minister Ted Heath in the Commons when the two were listening to a speech by William Hague on Europe. The speech was greeted with rapturous applause by the Tory benches, from which Mr Heath - one of the party's minority of Europhiles in the 1990s - did not join. As William Hague sat down, Charles Kennedy says Ted Heath twitched and apparently whispered to him "such a vulgar little man". |
PLAYING AWAY | PLAYING AWAY |
One of the star turns of the party conference this year is former Playschool presenter and Lib Dem convert Floella Benjamin. Ms Benjamin, who despite turning 60 next week is running the Great North Run this weekend, said the Lib Dems were the party best equipped "to make Britain smile again". How nice. | One of the star turns of the party conference this year is former Playschool presenter and Lib Dem convert Floella Benjamin. Ms Benjamin, who despite turning 60 next week is running the Great North Run this weekend, said the Lib Dems were the party best equipped "to make Britain smile again". How nice. |
CLEGG'S OPENING SPEECH | CLEGG'S OPENING SPEECH |
Nick Clegg: "Change for real, change for good" | Nick Clegg: "Change for real, change for good" |