What Cameron Can Do About Clegg
Over the last week, Nick Clegg has thrown down a gauntlet of sorts to David Cameron. Proposing tax cuts - a distinctly Conservative idea - is definitely a challenge to Cameron, a blatant attempt to steal some of his support. But it’s not working, obvously.
However, what it does do is give Cameron an opportunity to, as Danny Finkelstein says, bring the Lib Dems to the right and prevent any thought of a Lib-Lab merger in the future.
But what can Cameron do to bring this around? More Lib Dem love-bombing is essential, and their good ideas should be adopted and brought on board. He must encourage bi-partisan discussion and initiatives to bring the parties closer together even when not electorally necessary.
The Conservatives need to grasp this nettle and embrace the few good ideas the Lib Dems have. Their idea of cutting tax, however poorly costed in specifics, is correct in principle and so should be adopted with those caveats.
To not take this action would be a massive missed opportunity.
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