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Should Clegg Stand Down As Party Leader?

55 replies

Swedes2 · 05/05/2011 08:56

It looks very likely we're not going to see a change to our FPTP voting system today. The decision by the "No to AV" camp, to use a picture of a shifty-looking Clegg doing deals at No 10 was inspired. The NO vote is as much a vote against Clegg as it is against a change to the electoral system.

I can't see how Clegg can carry on leading his party. Should he stand down?

And who would take over as Leader? Who would take the job of Deputy PM? Would the coalition fall apart?

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Bucharest · 05/05/2011 12:53

Is there a chance he might?

pinkytheshrinky · 05/05/2011 12:51

Clegg's death knell for me was when he failed secure PR before throwing his lot in with the fucking Tories - as a card carrying Lib Dem I was beyond disappointed about this - yes he should stand down but who the hell will replace him. For the record he is an extremely steely individual - personally a lot more frosty than that bastard Cameron.

I do feel destabilising the Government now would mean that we end up with a Tory/Tory House of Commons (mind you it feels a bit like that anyway)

The prob with Charles Kennedy is he genuinely had to be watched 24 hours a day and during campaigns had to have a minder with him because his drinking was out of all control - that said a good politically principled man in himself and a better leader. He was a massive drinker for many many years before he was outed by a former aide who managed to secure a top spot on the BBC as a result - for her it was worth it but he unfortunately cannot ever come back from it.

Now feeling the Clegg is the diluted version of Tory and always gets to make the bad announcements whilst Cam is on holiday......

lubberlich · 05/05/2011 12:36

Yes he should. Over tuition fees if nothing else.
The LDs have an unsavoury relationship with their leaders in my opinion. I always rated Charles Kennedy and they way they ousted him was despicable. If being a boozer is a genuine barrier to a political career then 75% of Westminster would be empty.

Chil1234 · 05/05/2011 11:56

Clegg made a massive mistake in agreeing to form a coalition before he had some commitments about PR on the table. Forget the peripheral fuss about tuition fees and whatever. The LibDems only ever had one serious political objective that set them apart and that was PR. Squandering the best chance he was ever going to get to make it happen showed him to lack political savvy. I don't think he should step down, however. Would rather have a stable government for another few years until the worst of the crisis is over and he's fairly harmless, let's face it. But,come 2015, I think he'll have to step aside.

Jojocat · 05/05/2011 09:48

I think the way the No campaign have used Nick Clegg is disgraceful. The debate should be on the relative merits of two voting systems not individuals.

If Nick Clegg steps down it should because of breaking pledges on university tuition fees and not challenging the tories on unfair changes to child benefit not the referendum.

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