My Head Spins. One Moment I'm Told

We Need To Reach Out To Small 'l' Liberal Voters Who Have A Modern Outlook On Life, Who Want A Party That Is Hard-headed On The Economy - More Credible On The Economy Than Labour - But More Socially Progressive And Fairer Than The Conservatives.

I Will Not Accept A New Wave Of Fiscal Retrenchment, Of Belt-tightening, Without Asking People At The Top To Make Their Contribution, To Make An Additional Contribution. I Don't Think You Can Ask People On Middle And Low Incomes, Who, After All, Are The Vast Majority Of The British Population, To Bear The Brunt Of This Adjustment.

I've Just Been Away For A Week, And I Dropped My Blackberry In The Sea While I Was Messing Around With The Kids, So No One Can Reach Me. Blissful. I Heartily Recommend It.

You Have A Political And Media Elite Who Have An Idiom By Which They Describe Politics. It's Highly, Highly Polarised. It's Right, Left, Red, Blue, Up, Down, Victorious, Crushed.

If The Euro Zone Doesn't Come Up With A Comprehensive Vision Of Its Own Future, You'll Have A Whole Range Of Nationalist, Xenophobic And Extreme Movements Increasing Across The European Union. And, Frankly, Questions About The British Debate On Eu Membership Will Just Be A Small Sideshow Compared To The Rise Of Political Populism.