Political and social unrest in Britain could reach a level similar to that of Greece if the next government cannot convince voters to support plans to cut the £178 billion deficit, Nick Clegg, is to say.

Today Nick Clegg made a speech setting out the Government’s plans for political reform, at the City & Islington College Centre for Business, Arts and Technology. As Iain wrote this morning, the media are viewing Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats as revolutionaries, and drawing parallels with the Reform Act 1832. Nick’s speech expands on three more

Nick Clegg debuted in front of the House of Commons today in his new role (yes, it is still new: it’s only a month since the election) as deputy prime minister. And he used the occasion to set out how the new coalition government will make good the political reforms radical political reform plans that

Nick Clegg has just made a statement in the House of Commons outlining the Government’s proposals for political and constitutional reform, including plans for a referendum on the use of the Alternative Vote system in the UK. The statement included the announcement of two important dates: the date for the AV Referendum (in the Bill

Nick Clegg has said that the government won’t “start cutting people off” from social networking sites, following the riots two weeks ago. He also pointed out the value of such networks in emergency situations like these: As it happens, those social media sites were also quite useful for the police to communicate with people, and

Nick Clegg has said that the government is not going to start "cutting people off" from social media sites in the wake of the riots earlier this month.

Nick Clegg fights against Government’s shameful abandonment of Gurkhas At Prime Minister's Questions this week Nick Clegg outshone his political opponents and exposed the moral vacancy of the Prime Minister and his Labour Government. Nick accused the Prime Minister of giving evasive answers on the issue of the Gurkhas because he knows that what he and his government are doing is wrong. ...

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg hit out today at critics of the new coalition's plans to make it more difficult for MPs to force out the Government if it is defeated on a vote of confidence.

Nick Clegg moved to calm grassroots Liberal Democrat concerns over joining the Tories in government today with a pledge to start 2011 with activist-pleasing action on social m

Nick Clegg announces new government's plans on keeping our details on file, including ID cards and DNA records.