News about Nick Clegg

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It wasn't meant to happen that way. Nick Clegg had swept into government two years earlier on a wave of optimism and change, his party finally ending its decades in the political wilderness. Yet there he stood, that day in September 2012, a forlorn figure, begging his conference - and the nation - for forgiveness. 'We made a pledge, we did not stick to it, and for that I am sorry,' he admitted tersely. His election promise not to raise university tuition fees - endorsed in blood by every Liberal Democrat candidate - 'was a pledge made with the best of intentions, but we should not have made a promise we were not absolutely sure we could deliver. I shouldn't have committed to a policy that was so expensive when there was no money around.' We are unlikely to see a similar mea culpa from Sir Keir Starmer at his party's conference in Liverpool this week. Perhaps wisely. Clegg's desperate act of contrition was turned into a pop song that surged up the charts and helped cement his place in national infamy.

QUENTIN LETTS: Lib Dems dashed from their hotel breakfasts - 'I'll stick to the prunes, Derek' an ageing buffet-goer had said at the Holiday Inn - but not for the reason you might think. The day's first debate was on proportional representation. For Lib Dems, 9am on a Monday doesn't get more exciting than that. There was a slow-motion stampede for the conference hall, the halt and lame, wonkish and weird hobbling down the sea front, trousers flapping, walking sticks clacking like ­castanets as they hastened to the big event. By the time I fought my way to the hall Christine Jardine, MP for Edinburgh West, was complaining that the worst thing about Britain was that 'nobody quite understands the D'Hondt principle - except in this room perhaps'. That drew knowing clucks from the audience of electoral reform connoisseurs.

A delve back into historical data shows that Labour has largely had positive returns when it's in office. In the past, Labour governments have delivered market returns of more than double that of the Conservatives, according to analysis by InvestEngine.

A triumphant Ed Davey busted his moves during a watch party at the London Art Bar following a triumphant night for the Liberal Democrats. Hailing the results, Sir Ed said: 'This is a record-breaking night for the Liberal Democrats. We have swept to victory in seats from Land's End to John O'Groats. I am humbled by the trust that millions of people across the country have put in us. We will now work hard to keep that trust with a focus on the issues that matter most to them, most of all the NHS and care.'

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Ed Davey was roasted over the Lib Dems' broken promise on tuition fees as he appeared on the BBC's Question Time election special tonight. The Lib Dem leader admitted he was not 'proud' of some of the party's actions during the Coalition years - when he was a Cabinet minister. Sir Ed was also challenged over Lib Dems' plans for a spending splurge, and whether his madcap campaigning so far was undignified.

Rishi Sunak has been warned he must make a dent in Labour 's massive poll lead when he takes on Sir Keir on ITV at 9pm. Tories say the political stakes could not be higher for Mr Sunak as he tries to stave off a landslide that is currently projected to be even bigger than achieved by Tony Blair in 1997. One defending MP told MailOnline they wanted Mr Sunak to emulate Nick Clegg, who handed the Lib Dem campaign a huge boost with his debate performance in 2010. But the former Cabinet minister said they were not optimistic he would succeed: 'It's difficult and I just don't know... we can but hope.' The leaders are likely to go toe-to-toe on key issues such as the economy, defence, NHS and migration in the programme chaired by host Julie Etchingham.

Hollow apologies abound in public life - and last week there was a prime example from Scotland's virtue-signalling police chief. Jo Farrell said she was sorry for 'recent and historical injustices' suffered by 'lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and intersex' people. Last year her predecessor Sir Iain Livingstone branded his own force institutionally racist and discriminatory in an extraordinary act of self-sabotage (shortly before retiring).

Jordan released fresh details about the close collaboration between the Biden White House and Amazon to deplatform books they deemed 'sensitive' - as White House officials insisted they never 'coerced' private companies. On March 2, 2021, White House advisor Andrew Slavitt reached out to Amazon. 'Who can we talk to about the high levels of propaganda and misinformation or disinformation at the White House?' Amazon initially resisted White House pressure to restrict anti-vaccine material. And ahead of a March 9, 2021 meeting between the White House and Amazon officials, a 'pre-brief' email to Amazon employees emphasized a 'top talking point': 'Is the admin asking us to remove books, or are they more concerned about search results/order or both?'

QUENTIN LETTS: Should politicians be allowed to campaign on NHS premises? Lee Anderson (Reform, Ashfield) caused a kerfuffle in the Commons by complaining about a recent election event at his constituency's hospital. It featured Sir Keir Starmer and Labour's health spokesman Wes Streeting, plus a Labour mayoral candidate. Mr Anderson said the event amounted to 'gutter politics' and that the Labour mayoral hopeful, who happens to chair that hospital trust, was using the place as 'a campaign prop'.

With its L-shaped lawn and rose beds commissioned by Margaret Thatcher (inset), the garden at Number 10 Downing Street has played host to some historic moments. In recent years, they have ranged from David Cameron's love-in with Nick Clegg in 2010 (top right) to Dominic Cummings' defiance (bottom right) after his lockdown drive to Durham. Now, ordinary Britons have the chance to tour the historic garden, which dates in its current form back to 1736.The tour is being run as part of the London Open Gardens weekend, during which more than 100 normally private gardens will open their doors. During the Second World War, prime minister Winston Churchill (left) had brief moments of respite in the garden as Britain fought against Nazi Germany.

LORD BLUNKETT: The trade in human misery, which has tens of thousands of undocumented migrants being abused across the Channel every year, is a tragically avoidable tragedy. When people smuggling became a serious issue for border control, we had the solution practically in our pockets. And we could also make the product work. Identity cards are a simple, cost-effective, and inexpensive alternative, and they will destabilize the corporate model of multinational gangs profiting billions from human trafficking.

Kate Winslet was a fan when raising her oldest children, but Nick Clegg said in 2012 that he didn't use Ford's best-selling The Contented Little Baby Book because it'subcontracted my parental instincts.' The Scottish ex maternity nurse's strict guidelines, which promise to keep newborns sleeping through the night at just eight weeks old, are winning new followers 25 years since Gina Ford's word-of-mouth book was published. b. Toggle from left: Gina Ford's stock photo of a screaming baby. Inset: Her best-selling book)

Margaret Thatcher's most popular pieces have sluggishly criticized the Victoria and Albert Museum after they referred her as a "contemporary criminal" and refused to display his collection. Sir Peter Wood, an insurance company, acquired a selection of the former Tory Prime Minister's suits and handbags for about £400,000 to'save them for public exhibition' when they were auctioned off in 2015. But he told the Mail that the 'Victoria and Albert Museum was simply not interested' in displaying the costumes and that they had to formally include her in a list of 'unpopular public figures' alongside Hitler and Osama bin Laden.'

Despite facing a £17.4 million funding deficit, a local council has banned ads of 'harmful' campaigns in a bid to achieve its green goals. Sheffield City Council voted on Monday to implement a new marketing strategy that would prohibit advertisements for airlines, airports, junk food, vaping, gambling, and automobiles, as well as hybrid models throughout the city. The change, which is set to go into operation next month, would apply to all council-owned billboards, its social media pages, website, newsletters, and any sponsorship arrangements. The new policy, according to the company, is expected to be between £14,000 and £21,000, which it described as 'low' compared to costs incurred by pressure on the NHS and other services.

States around the country are scrambling to pass legislation to prevent the explosion in deepfake porn during the artificial intelligence boom. After more than 800 researchers, politicians, economists, and activists signed an open letter calling for legislative action against deepfake technology, which poses a'significant danger to society,' lawmakers are feeling the heat.' According to software industry company BSA, there are currently 407 AI related bills under discussion in 40 states, almost half of which address the issues surrounding deepfakes.

Artificial Intelligence, according to a producer of Apple TV's hit show Slow Horses, could produce soaps to rival the BBC in fewer than five years. At the UK culture, media, and sport committee's inquiry into British film and high-end television, as well as the effects of technology on the market, James Hawes spoke to politicians. During the inquiry, James reported the findings of a forum that was held after the BBC's long-running soap Doctors was announced that it would be cut at the end of the year.

Open AI, the company behind ChatGPT, has introduced Sora, a 'terrifying' new device that can make hyper-realistic videos from text, prompting expert warnings. Sora, which was announced by Open AI on Thursday, gives convincing examples such as drone footage of Tokyo in the snow, tsunamis crashing against the cliffs of Big Sur, or a grandmother celebrating a birthday party. Experts have warned that the new artificial intelligence device would wipe out entire industries, such as film production, and lead to a surge in deep fake videos ahead of the pivotal US presidential election.

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Meta is releasing a tool to locate images that were made by AI. The device will feature a logo that says it was "imagined by AI," and the corporation hopes to fully introduce it in the coming months. Meta's Oversight Board had pressed it to do more to prevent misleading AI-generated content from being published.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with arson after a fire in the atrium of a prestigious London Catholic school. The adolescent was arrested after a fire at the prestigious 160-year-old school in west London, which was favoured by politicians including Tony Blair and Nick Clegg. On Wednesday, firefighters were alerted to the fire at the London Oratory School, which accepts boys aged seven to eight and girls aged 16 to 18, which was on Seagrave Road in Fulham, which is also for girls aged 16 to 18. Later today, he will be in detention at Highbury Youth Court. On Wednesday, ten fire engines and more than 70 firefighters, as well as Ambulance and Police services, rushed to the scene, where the child was arrested at 11.15 a.m.

The adolescent is accused of lighting fire to the £5 million atrium at the school, which was built in 2016 and accommodated the library and four classrooms. According to a report, the perpetrator is said to have been a pupil at the London Oratory as he stepped into the main building with a school-issued swipe card. The books in the library are rumored to have been destroyed in the fire. At 10 a.m. yesterday, ten fire engines rushed to the scene of the fire at London Oratory School in Fulham, south west London.

The Metropolitan Police said a 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of arson following a fire at a Catholic school in west London on Wednesday. Ten fire engines are on the scene at the blaze at London Oratory School in Fulham, south west London, where politicians Tony Blair and Nick Clegg sent their sons. At around ten a.m. this morning, more than 70 firefighters rushed to the scene of the fire. A 16-year-old boy was arrested at 11.15 a.m., according to Met police. Between the ages of seven and 18, the Roman Catholic 'outstanding' academy has nearly 1,400 students. Boys from the age of seven and eighteen are admitted, and it is just a short walk from Chelsea Stadium, Stamford Bridge.