The Independent

John Rentoul: Clegg's sacrificial strategy

08 May 2011 12:00 AM

Taking the blame, even for policies the Lib Dems do not endorse, makes the Deputy Prime Minister both brave and foolish

Chris Huhne: No reform now means bigger reform later

08 May 2011 12:00 AM

The pressure to change the voting system can't be ignored for ever. The plates have shifted, but the Tories still won't accept change

The Chancellor is seen by Lib Dem ministers as a divisive figure

Exclusive: Lib Dems tell PM: You must rein in Osborne

08 May 2011 12:00 AM

After bruising AV campaign, Cable and Huhne produce shopping list of demands

Leading article: Let's hold the Tories to account

08 May 2011 12:00 AM

The Prime Minister is well qualified for the job in at least one important sense: he is lucky. He is lucky that Nick Clegg has absorbed most of the opprobrium directed at the coalition in its first year. From some of the press coverage recently, a Rip Van Winkle might rub his eyes and conclude that Mr Clegg was the most evil man in Britain. Yet anyone who has actually been awake during the past 12 months must know that Mr Clegg is trying to promote the values of social justice and toleration for which his party stands. As John Rentoul argues today, one may disagree with the way he has gone about it, but one should not doubt his sincerity or seriousness of purpose.

Conservatives are 'ruthless, calculating and thoroughly tribal', says Cable

07 May 2011 09:31 AM

Business Secretary Vince Cable this morning said that the coalition would continue in a "businesslike" fashion, despite yesterday's election and referendum results, but made clear that Liberal Democrats would not accept policies which go beyond last year's agreement with Tories - such as proposals for NHS reform.

Andrew Grice: The Coalition will never be the same again after this divisive campaign

07 May 2011 12:00 AM

Inside Westminster

Now Cameron turns attack on Lib Dem plans for elected House of Lords

07 May 2011 12:00 AM

Nick Clegg's hopes of resurrecting his constitutional reform agenda in the wake of yesterday's disastrous AV defeat will be scuppered by his Conservative coalition partners.

Andy McSmith: First came the excuses, then the news the Yes camp feared

07 May 2011 12:00 AM

View from the count

Reformists turn on Clegg after landslide defeat in voting referendum

07 May 2011 12:00 AM

Clegg blamed as referendum on voting system backs status quo / Liberal Democrats left reeling after huge losses in local elections

UK says a resounding 'NO' to AV

06 May 2011 08:20 PM

Campaigners against changing the way MPs are elected claimed a "resounding" victory tonight as the No camp gained an unassailable lead in the UK-wide referendum.

Mary Dejevsky: Real achievements that show Clegg's plight is undeserved

06 May 2011 12:00 AM

While he is guilty of some misjudgements, he has also suffered some very bad luck and been let down by some naive and disgracefully fickle supporters

What happens next? Yes or No, there'll be trouble

06 May 2011 12:00 AM

The coalition

Confusion, caricature, half-truths: tactics that rattled Yes campaign

06 May 2011 12:00 AM

Even before polling booths closed last night, recriminations began over how electoral reformers appeared to have blown a once-in-a-generation chance to change the voting system.

Clegg suffers double blow and faces party backlash

06 May 2011 12:00 AM

Defeat looms in AV and council polls while Lib Dems vow to hit back at Tories

Tories prepare to rebuild bridges after poll

05 May 2011 09:00 PM

Conservative ministers are preparing to rebuild bridges with Liberal Democrat colleagues after a bruising referendum campaign which has threatened to strain tensions within the coalition to breaking point.