Nick Clegg has been giving a speech at the think-tank Demos today, setting out his vision for what this Parliament should achieve – and what the Liberal Democrats should get from it. The heart of the argument is in this early section: Now that the Liberal Democrats are in government, liberal ideas are being deployed

Support for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats has fallen significantly in a poll which puts the Conservatives in sight of victory in Thursday's general election.

Here is my chapter from the Total Politics Guide to the 2010 General Election, looking at the prospects for the Liberal Democrats: The 1997 general election turned out to be a once in a generation opportunity for many local Liberal Democrat campaign teams to gain a Parliamentary seat from the Conservatives. At the tail end of

In the last week, there has been a silly fuss about the risk posed by a hung parliament following the next general election. Nick Clegg has scotched the idea that the Liberal Democrats would undermine stability. In fact, his party has taken far more steps than the others to demonstrate credibility to the markets. Cherished

Support for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats has fallen significantly in a poll which puts the Conservatives in sight of victory in Thursday's general election.

Nick Clegg the Liberal Democrat leader won the overwhelming backing of his party yesterday to fight the next election on a taxcutting agenda.

Electoral reform would not be a precondition of the Liberal Democrats joining a coalition Government in the event of a hung Parliament, Nick Clegg has suggested.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has been accused of hypocrisy for allowing the Liberal Democrats to take hundreds of thousands in donations from companies which pay only a small amount of tax in the UK.

Nick Clegg has announced today the team that will advise him on strategy, resources and communications, as well as the planning and delivery of the Lib Dems’ General Election strategy. From the Liberal Democrats’ website: Nick Clegg said: “I am delighted to announce the team that will lead the planning and delivery of our General Election campaign. “I have

The Guardian has the story: The Liberal Democrats are planning to rule out forming a coalition government with either the Conservatives or Labour if Nick Clegg holds the balance of power in a hung parliament after the general election. … senior Lib Dems are making clear that Clegg has no interest in taking cabinet posts and