Books and Arts – 19 September 2013
listen to ‘Nick Clegg: ‘We want to get in to government next time around’’ on Audioboo Three years ago – nearly three and a half – I walked into the Cabinet Office for my first day as Deputy Prime Minister. Picture it: history in the making as a Liberal Democrat leader entered, finally, into the
listen to ‘Danny Alexander: There’s no spending bonanza around the corner’ on Audioboo Conference, it’s great to have you here in Scotland. In Glasgow or, as we like to call it in Inverness, ‘the deep south.’ This great city has many claims to fame: its industrial heritage, culture, football, it’s even the home of the
listen to ‘Vince Cable’s speech to the Lib Dem conference 2013’ on Audioboo Friends. It is a special pleasure to speak to Conference in the city where I had my political baptism of fire. Glasgow is a great city and Glaswegians are warm, hospitable and humorous. But Glasgow has experienced one party, Labour, rule for
Welcome to Glasgow. This year’s conference sees us gather in a city that has always been important to the Liberal Democrats, a city once represented by Roy Jenkins, that gave us Ming Campbell and where nearby in 2005 Jo Swinson won a famous victory to take her seat from Labour and become an MP at
‘The old duffer needs cue cards for everything!’
‘I must say, I preferred 50 Shades of Grey.’
Snow White and the seven trolls
‘…and to my wife I leave my entire jazz collection.’
‘Arrrgghh! Good light stops play!’
‘Monday’s no good, I’ve got Sex Addicts Anonymous, Tuesday it’s my AA meeting, Thursday’s Gamblers Anonymous and Friday’s Narcotics Anonymous. You know, sometimes I think I might have an addictive personality.’
‘Miss Harkness, remind me, at our last board meeting who scratched my back?’
‘But we only have three rabbits. Do we really need a gamekeeper?’
‘I had a problem with the ending. It doesn’t come quickly enough.’
‘It’s OK for you but I’ve got nine life sentences to serve.’
‘Which is the correct remote for watching Downton Abbey?’
‘The economic outlook just gets better and better.’