Highlights from the latest Spectator
Fraser Nelson 10:45am
The latest issue of the Spectator is out today, and here are my top five features:
Nick Clegg takes to the stage. With a hung Parliament looking increasingly likely, I thought we should pay a bit of attention to the Lib Dem leader in this week's issue. Interviewed by me, he does his best to reach out to Tory voters - pointing to his party's tax-cutting agenda and its spending cut-heavy plan to lower the deficit. He even cites Margaret Thatcher as an inspiration - we put up an excerpt on Coffee House yesterday. Meanwhile, Bruce Anderson warns Tories to avoid Clegg at all costs: the Lib Dem leader's allegiance is, Bruce writes, to a federal Europe.
Who'll hold the balance of power in a hung parliament? James Forsyth looks at the various factions of parliament which will make their voices heard - and perhaps create trouble for their leaders - in the event of a hung parliament. The kingmakers could lurk in unexpected corners of the House.
Leave the sparrowhawks alone. It's unlikely that birds of prey have anything to do with the decline in garden songbirds, says Rod Liddle. And, anyway, what right have we got to play God with wildlife?
The truth about Sir Kenneth Dover. The Oxford scholar, Sir Kenneth Dover, who died this week, has been wrongly portrayed as an attention-seeking, sex-and-violence academic. Peter Jones sets the record straight about this brilliant and modest man.
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Dean
March 11th, 2010 10:52am Report this commentThere isn't going to be a hung parliament. The Tories will (despite themselves) achieve a small overall majority. This will mean big trouble for David Cameron as there are many in his party who would like to replace him with a more right wing leader.
denis cooper
March 11th, 2010 11:05am Report this commentIs this country facing economic and financial Armageddon, or is it not?
If so, all politicians should be prepared to work together to save the country without laying down extraneous pre-conditions.
Vulture
March 11th, 2010 11:13am Report this commentDean: I sure hope you are right. Bring it on!
A two-headed Dave/Clegg govt would be almost worse than Bruin. You wouldn't be able to tell one arse from another.
Bob
March 11th, 2010 12:08pm Report this commentI remember the hung election of 1974 nobody saw it coming and that is the essence of it.The turnout was surprisingly huge because nearly everyone was determined to vote and the opinion polls beforehand did not pick this up. opinion polling has changed since then and over at Political Betting.com they are convinced that the more a hung parliament is talked about the less likely it is to happen especially as the determination of Labour voters to turn out is very flakey.
Frank P
March 11th, 2010 2:50pm Report this commentJesus H Christ. Has Clegg now replaced the odious Purnell and the new Speccie Champion?
Do you share the HQ of the Boy Scouts at OQS, or something.
Where did all the grown-ups go?
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