Andrew Adonis
Auteur de 5 Days in May: The Coalition and Beyond
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Defectors and the Liberal Party 1910 to 2010: A study of inter-party relationships (2012) — Avant-propos — 2 exemplaires
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After that there are two short essays written three years later, which give a very interesting perspective on the events. In reading the book, I felt that (Lib Dem leader) Nick Clegg and senior Lib Dems idealogically would have rather been with Labour, but felt that tying themselves to an unpopular party, weary from 13 years of government, might have been very damaging. In the later essay, Adonis believes that Clegg and one of his advisors, David Laws, shared the Tory outlook on an austerity economy (as opposed to the more Keynesian view of Labour, and many Lib Dems), and so cleaved to the Conservatives. In either case, the Lib Dems were at least partially keeping up the Labour negotiations to extract concessions from the Tories.
There is a simmering anger behind Adonis' detached prose, and there is certainly some bias involved too - perhaps some Lib Dem actions are interepreted uncharitably, some Labour arrogance downplayed. Still, it is difficult not to avoid the conclusion that the Lib Dems have probably done worse by throwing in with the Tories.
I applaud Adonis for keeping the book short - its impact is far greater for its brevity. An understatedly passionate, compelling account of real politics in action, a fascinating and important period in UK politics.
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