Nick Clegg
Nick Clegg
Nicholas William Peter Clegg (born 7 January 1967), known as Nick Clegg, is the British Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam and, since 18 December 2007, leader of the Liberal Democrats. He was appointed to the Privy Council on 30 January 2008 and affirmed his membership on 12 March 2008. Clegg was born in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire in 1967, the third of four children. His half-Russian father, Nicholas, was a banker, and is chairman of The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. His... read more
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'Eurozone failure could spark rise in extremism'
From The Economic Times, India Dated 21 May 2012 Europe faces a new wave of extremism and nationalism if the eurozone fails to resolve its problems, Britain's Deputy PM Nick Clegg has warned.
'We Are Condemned to Work with Each Other'
From Big News Network Dated 21 May 2012 In a SPIEGEL interview, British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg argues that the European Union has to stand together to fight the crisis. The euro zone needs a clear vision for its future, he ...
David Cameron: Greeks Must Make Choice on Eurozone
From International Business Times Dated 21 May 2012 Nick Clegg too expresses concern at the growing uncertainty over the eurozone crisis.
Student premium to guarantee help for children on free school meals
From The Daily Telegraph Dated 21 May 2012 Nick Clegg is to propose introducing a student premium to guarantee financial help for all those who receive free school meals when they enter higher education, reports claim.
Ed Miliband demands end to 'snobbery' over vocational courses
From The Observer Dated 20 May 2012 Labour leader will criticise education system in speech, claiming students who choose not to attend university are being sidelinedBritain should reject the "snobbery" that says the only route to social mobility runs through a university education, Ed Miliband will say...
Nick Clegg proposes student premium to help poorest entering university
From The Observer Dated 20 May 2012 Scheme will offer guarantee to all children on free school meals that they will be financially supported through higher educationNick Clegg is to return to the issue of university funding for poor students, the scene of his greatest political anguish,...
Nick Clegg: academic dominance of private schools is damaging social mobility
From The Daily Telegraph Dated 20 May 2012 The overwhelming dominance of privately-educated schoolchildren in Britain is 'corrosive' for society, Nick Clegg has warned.
Clegg condemns divide in schools as 'corrosive'
From Big News Network Dated 20 May 2012 Nick Clegg will condemn the "rift in opportunities" in the British education system this week as new figures reveal that privately educated children are more than three times more likely ...
Nick Clegg attacks the rift between state and private schools' A-level results
From The Observer Dated 19 May 2012 Private school pupils are three times as likely to earn crucial grades, new report revealsPupils at private schools are more than three times as likely to get AAB in the key A level subjects that help candidates gain access to...
Clegg condemns divide in schools as 'corrosive'
From The Independent Dated 19 May 2012 Nick Clegg will condemn the "rift in opportunities" in the British education system this week as new figures reveal that privately educated children are more than three times more likely to get good grades at A-level than state school pupils.
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