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Achieving coalition with the Tories is a triumph for the so-called Orange Book tendency…

Recommended …. 

Telegraph article written by Mark Littlewood… (yes you know..once of this parish, now DG of the IEA)

In his article (which I wish I had penned btw) he basically argues that the formation of a Conservative-Liberal coalition government finally blows apart the idea that the Liberals are natural bedfellows of the Labour Party or some fictious centre-left “progressive alliance”.

Mark also identifies – as did we – the importance of David Laws in the formation of this coalition…. “From the Liberal Democrat perspective, achieving coalition with the Tories is a triumph for the party’s so-called Orange Book tendency of classical, market-orientated liberals. David Laws, who played a central role in the negotiations with the Conservatives, personifies this wing of the party“.

Hear hear.

3 Responses to “Achieving coalition with the Tories is a triumph for the so-called Orange Book tendency…”

  1. Roger Says:

    I would have thought that this was stating the obvious.


  2. moscoweast Says:

    @Roger:

    It is to you, but wasn’t to the 99% of the population who don’t follow LibDim politics.


  3. Ziggy Says:

    Its ironic how those who championed Orange Book thinking (to a certain extent myself included) were ridiculed a few years ago.

    The Orange Book has prevailed well worth remembering that Milt Friedman was once laughed at by the rest of the economic fraternity.