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.
Tags: coalition, Conservatives, IEA, Liberal Democrats, Mark Littlewood, orange book
