I also hoped for some talk about how collective responsibility hampered the ability of the Lib Dems to argue a distinctive point of view, but no.
This is a wonkish point, but I think part of the coalition agreement should have included a weakening of collective responsibility so that ministers from different parties could discuss their differences in public. That might have mitigated the appearance that the Lib Dems were just the same as the Tories. Maybe, who can say?
But this interview reinforces that Clegg got too caught up in tactical policy matters and wasn't able to keep a strategic anchor based on the weight of party opinion and support.
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Date: 2016-09-04 15:45 (UTC)I also hoped for some talk about how collective responsibility hampered the ability of the Lib Dems to argue a distinctive point of view, but no.
This is a wonkish point, but I think part of the coalition agreement should have included a weakening of collective responsibility so that ministers from different parties could discuss their differences in public. That might have mitigated the appearance that the Lib Dems were just the same as the Tories. Maybe, who can say?
But this interview reinforces that Clegg got too caught up in tactical policy matters and wasn't able to keep a strategic anchor based on the weight of party opinion and support.