tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post1721415798532563474..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: Should Nick Clegg have held out for the Chancellorship?Mark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-35631119698520822422011-11-23T14:47:06.143+00:002011-11-23T14:47:06.143+00:00What's more important is what do we ask for in...What's more important is what do we ask for in 2015 if we get the chance?<br /><br />Obviously it depends on what coalitions are feasible, and if one is necessary, but I think we'd do well to wonder whether the post of Chancellor or Home Sec would be better than multiple lesser roles.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-57412362512524856382011-11-03T11:43:02.380+00:002011-11-03T11:43:02.380+00:00Sheesh. Interesting post. That's some blue-sky...Sheesh. Interesting post. That's some blue-sky thinking! I think you under-estimate how opposed the Tories would have been to such a move, not to mention the fact that Cameron and Osborne had a close political partnership even tighter than Blair + Brown had, and of longer standing. I think far more likely (by a thousand times!) would have been to make Clegg Foreign Sec, as is quite common practice with coalition governments abroad (Germany, Israel, Czech Republic and so on). Nick Clegg would have suited this post like hand in glove with his international experience and superb language skills.Bolivia Newton-Johnhttp://bolivianewtonjohn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com