By Jock on Tuesday 2nd October, 2007

Nick Clegg on Telegraph's list of 100 most influential figures on the "right"

For interest:

The Right's 100 Most Influential: 50-26 - Telegraph:

44.NICK CLEGG MP

Home Affairs Spokesman, Liberal Democrats

What’s a Lib Dem doing on a list like this? Clegg is the leading right of centre disciple of ‘Orange Book’ politics. He’s the antithesis of the stereotype ‘beard & sandals’ Lib Dems, who mutter about him being a ‘closet’ Tory.

He’s the sort of liberal who actually understands the historic meaning of the word and is likely to become even more influential when he takes on Chris Huhne for the Lib Dem leadership.

Incidentally, this puts him 10 places ahead even of Norman Tebit and fourteen ahead of the other Lib Dem to make the list, David Laws.

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Comments

At about 07:31 on 02 Oct 2007 Tristan Mills wrote...

Another example of how little left and right mean today... If Nick Clegg understands the meaning of liberal, that places him on the left of politics historically. It places him in opposition to vested interests and concentrated power - be it landlords, companies, politicians or pressure groups.

At about 12:21 on 02 Oct 2007 Anonymous wrote...

Hmmm, no Vince Cable, then? I'm not saying, that he's Right, either, but if Nick Clegg and David Laws are on the list, one would expect to see Cable there, as well.

At about 12:57 on 02 Oct 2007 Jock wrote...

I don't think they would dare big up Vince. I know Mandy Rice-Davis Applies here but I think that of the three finance spokespeople in the three main parties Vince would be head and shoulders above Darling or Osborne as Chancellor.

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