Michael and Us: Cleggmania Revisited

<p>In the wake of the Labour Party's disastrous performance in the 2021 U.K. local elections, we're taking a look back at a key moment in recent British history. The made-for-TV movie COALITION (2015) documents the wheelings and dealings that led to Nick Clegg's Liberal-Democrats joining forces with David Cameron's Conservatives after. the 2010 election left no party with a parliamentary majority. We share some larfs over a perfectly mediocre movie, and. discuss the true meaning of "Cleggmania" and its aftermath. PLUS: Why can't Keir Starmer sell centrism like Tony Blair could? And reflections on Toronto's alt-media landscape, from NOW Magazine to Eye Weekly to The Grid.</p><p>"The Grid R.I.P." - <a href="http://radiofreecanuckistan.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-grid-rip.html" rel="nofollow">http://radiofreecanuckistan.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-grid-rip.html</a></p><p>"Keir Starmer’s Televised Meltdown Was Decades in the Making" by Luke Savage - <a href="https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/05/keir-starmer-bbc-meltdown-labour-election-hartlepool" rel="nofollow">https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/05/keir-starmer-bbc-meltdown-labour-election-hartlepool</a></p>