I watched Cleggy’s speech on the telly and agreed with virtually everything he said but was disgusted at Nick Robinson’s cynical assessment of it. Cleggy is NO Cameron clone, as Nick Robinson was suggesting. YES, Cleggy is very smooth, slick, attractive and well-spoken but he is a man with a deep political conviction.I am NO leader worshipper, as any real Liberal (like myself) is deeply suspicious of power in the hands of any single individual but I truly believe that Cleggy has the vision to make the Liberal Democrats the replacement opposition to future Conservative governments from now on, as New Labour has lost its creator, support, vision and above all, its reason for existence. 

 I was horrified to hear of the near-fatal stabbing at Somerfields, Anchor Springs, Littlehampton on Tuesday. I’m glad that the perpetrator is not from Littlehampton though, as that would give the town’s detractors something else to point at this great town of ours. My thoughts go-out to the girl lying in hospital and her family.