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Live chat with Nick Clegg, Tues Dec 11th from 2-3pm

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CarrieMumsnet · 06/12/2007 12:07

Hi all

Nick Clegg, one of the contenders for the leadership of the Lib Dems, will be answering your questions on Mumsnet on Tues Dec 11th from 2-3pm.

If you can't make Tuesday's chat, please post your advance questions here.

For those of you who haven't perhaps followed Nick's career as closely as you should have, here's a short biog courtesy of his office:

Nick is MP for Sheffield Hallam (majority of 8,682) and the Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary. He was born in 1967 and studied at Cambridge, Minnesota and College D?Europe. He's married to Miriam Gonzalez Durantez and has two young sons. He takes his parenting duties seriously; his working day usually starts by taking his sons to school and when Miriam returned to work after the birth of their first son, Nick stayed at home to look after their child.

Before entering Parliament, Nick worked as a journalist and then as a development aid and trade expert in the European Union, including managing aid projects in the poorest parts of the former Soviet Union and overseeing the EU?s side in negotiations for China and Russia to join the World Trade Organisation.

His political interests include the defence of civil liberties, campaigning against Identity Cards and proposing a Freedom Bill to repeal unnecessary legislation.

See you all for a late-lunch-at-the-computer on the 11th.

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VictoriaR · 11/12/2007 10:30

I'm out at lunch but heard Vince Cable being v forthright about Northern Rock on the Today programme this morning and was rather impressed.
I'd like to ask Nick if Cable's a better leader than you or Chris Huhne?

CoffeeMonster · 11/12/2007 10:35

I love that Mumsnet gives us these opportunities to chat with people we wouldn't ordinarily be able to.

I read that one senior Lib Dem said she was backing Chris Huhne precisely because Clegg was too charming.

Do you have a response to that Nick?

NadineHumbug · 11/12/2007 10:43

great question mb!

NadineHumbug · 11/12/2007 10:45

Vince Cable is doing an excellent job in the House - try and persuade to take on the job full-time!

Swedes2Turnips1 · 11/12/2007 10:59

You and Huhne maintained (and confirmed on Question Time special) that you were of one party, you were mutually supportive and that neither one of you minded serving under the other. Why not toss a coin for the leadership? Or ask someone respectable like the Archbishop of York to choose?

Bramshott · 11/12/2007 11:04

How can the Lib Dems best exploit their position as the 'third' party to influence the government over major issues like climate change? What are your plans for constructive engagement to make a difference on the issues that matter, or will you be concentrating on party-political mudslinging?!

Gossip · 11/12/2007 12:05

Nick - If you become leader, would you have Lembit Opik in your 'shadow cabinet'?

(I need to know if the embarrassing photo I have of him from university days is likely to increase in value )

lalaa · 11/12/2007 13:47

I would like to know what Nick's view is on increasing the number of part-time quality jobs for mums/dads/carers. It is so plainly obvious on websites such as these that this country has many very talented primary carers who would like to work flexibly around child or elder caring responsibilities doing work which makes use of the talents they developed prior to parenthood/caring responsibilities. There are so few of these type of jobs around and although the Government launched an initiative to try and do something about this, from what I have seen,this has had little impact in the real world.

NickClegg · 11/12/2007 13:52

Testing

Monkeytrousers · 11/12/2007 13:55

very

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Blandmum · 11/12/2007 13:57

So no Festive Season name then, Nick?

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OliviaMumsnet · 11/12/2007 14:00

Hi everyone
Thanks for joining us.
We're delighted to welcome Nick Clegg MP who's clearly poised to answer all your questions.
Over to you Nick
MNHQ

Blandmum · 11/12/2007 14:00

can he do my question in inclusion early, as i have to take dh to the Hospice????

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Monkeytrousers · 11/12/2007 14:02

I am writing an essay at the same time, but will try to keep up

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nappyaddict · 11/12/2007 14:04

oh whyyyyyyyyyy are we waiiiiiiiting

Monkeytrousers · 11/12/2007 14:05

Give the woman her vapours FGS!