Orange is the colour, politics is the game

Congratulations Nick Clegg on ascending to the Liberal Democrat leadership. I was more of a Chris Huhne man, having enjoyed his economic briefings while an MEP in the Evening Standard when it was more consensual and moderate, all those years ago; and warmed to the policies of the man himself. But Nick Clegg does cut that extra bit of dash, clearly stemming from his ambition, whereas Huhn was more laidback. For voters of Lib Dem persuasion, you don't wait ages for a Lib Dem leadership contest (because everyone rather liked Charles Kennedy) and then three come along at once (well, three in two years). As for Vince Cable, he did well in Westminster but that didn't really travel far beyond the political classes. I'm not really bothered who leads the Lib Dems (with, of course, them adhering to liberal principles) just so long as they restore its vitality among the voters and, more importantly under current electoral arrangements, constituencies. Three-way party politics I find healthy to democracy.