Lib Dems squeezed at PMQs
Prime Ministers' Questions today again illustrated the problem of the Liberal Democrats being squeezed by the new coalition arrangements.
Today there was just one question from a Lib Dem MP, on hill-farmers from Sir Alan Beith.
In the past the big set-piece political event of the week would see three to four Liberal Democrat questions - two automatically for the party leader, and usually one or two others for other Lib Dems.
And again David Cameron faced significant fire from the Right - on prisons from Philip Davies, and on Europe from Douglas Carswell.
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Comment number 1.
At 16th Jun 2010, barriesingleton wrote:DEFERRED GRATIFICATION - THE SIGN OF MATURITY.
Poor Nick. He is 'A Child of our Time' in a Professor Winston experiment - and he proved weak. He grabbed the one sweet within reach, when the more mature thing to do was to wait for a whole bag. Sadly, the 'whole bag' was not guaranteed, so Nick needed UNCOMMON maturity which, in his case, he did not have. Dave has him surely by the conkers - 30ers or no 30ers.
SQUEEEEEZED was an excellent choice of word Michael.
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Comment number 2.
At 16th Jun 2010, stevie wrote:if you squeeze hard enough you might discover......a principle?
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