It seems Lib Dem duplicity knows no bounds. Judging by a recent article for the Independent, "Look
beyond the fringe parties, and anchor Britain in the centre ground",07/01/15, Nick Clegg`s clearly expects us to believe that this country journeyed "from
economic ruin to economic recovery" between 2010 and 2015? Tell that to the
millions of workers on zero-hours contracts who have to rely on taxpayers`
subsidies to pay their exhorbitant rent, and the millions more who have seen
their real wages fall year on year. Even more ridiculously, Clegg says that the
country not only experienced this so-called "recovery", but did it "whilst
sticking together". He really does take us for mugs!
What exactly are the "shared sacrifices" that
the wealthy have made? Paying less income tax, and their companies having to
contribute less corporation tax, don`t sound too difficult, especially when the
coalition has done next to nothing to quell the unquenchable thirst of the
rich for tax avoidance! Clegg even criticises Labour for "more and more
borrowing"! As Deputy Prime Minister, he was complicit in the coalition
borrowing £157.5bn in the last five years, with billions more on the cards,
compared to the £142.7bn borrowed by Labour in its thirteen years in government!
Presumably, as mere voters, we aren`t supposed to notice such
things?
He even has the gall to say that only the Lib
Dems "can be counted on to defend the values of British liberalism", such as
"fairness". Not only did Clegg sacrifice all liberal principles at the altar of
political power in his rose-garden deal with Cameron, he seems to have forgotten
that it was he who said, with no effect whatsoever, two and a half years into
the coalition, that it was "time to hardwire fairness into government
policies"!
The British electorate must not be treated with
such disdain by politicians; there has been enough deception and double-dealing
since 2010 to last many life-times!
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