The surge in popularity by Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats ahead of Britain’s general election is the kind of story an American can get behind. Fresh face, clean values, no nukes, green as green, come out of nowhere — etc.
We love that stuff.
As brought home by recent statements on the part of his boarding school subordinate, Louis Theroux (ask them, not me), Clegg is a fully-paid member of Britain’s ruling class. But the notion of a relative political outsider coming within shooting distance of power recalled to me the brilliant career of my favorite British prime minister.
Now, the fact that Harry Perkins never lived is no reason discount his achievements. Continue reading “Nick Clegg is no Harry Perkins.”