Stop clegging on

nexus · Post by **nexus** » 25 Oct 2010, 10:04

Charlie Brooker is on top form:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... nick-clegg

Eternal Sunshine · Post by **Eternal Sunshine** » 15 Nov 2010, 01:30

This is actually rather good.

Governments around the world must be studying the coalition and working out how to get their own Clegg. He's the coalition's very own Pudsey Bear: a cuddly-but-tragic mascot representing the acceptable face of abuse. But unlike Pudsey, he actually speaks. Immediately following each unpleasant new announcement, Cleggsy Bear shuffles on stage to defend it, working his sad eyes and boyish face as he morosely explains why the decision was inevitable – and not just inevitable, but fair; in fact possibly the fairest, most reasonable decision to have been taken in our lifetimes, no matter how loudly people scream to the contrary.

It's only a matter of time before the word "Clegg" enters the dictionary as a noun meaning "agonised, doe-eyed apologist". Or maybe it'll become a verb. Years from now, teachers will ask their pupils to stop "clegging on" about how the dog ate their homework and just bloody hand it in on time.

'Clegging' has just entered my vocabulary.

Tawney · Post by **Tawney** » 15 Nov 2010, 01:43

Ed Miliband has previously said (if I recall correctly) that he could work with the LibDems, but not if Clegg if he was still their leader. But today I heard gossip on the radio that he has been chatting to Cleggsy Bear on the dog and bone.

The political future looks grim for the LibDems, a coalition with Labour offers them some sort of help/redemption. The Con and Lab are currently neck and neck so another coalition situation is not impossible.