This > '... a lack of ideology is the weakness of the Liberal Democrats. When asked what we stand for we tend to talk about individual liberty, but we have tended to combine that with a fear of going against the sort of policies that receive warm words from Guardian editorials. It is now wonder that proves an awkward combination when it is put under pressure.'

Who could disagree? >> 'Chris Huhne is highly intelligent, has been extremely successful in the three or four careers he’s had and has proved himself a first-rate minister. His resignation is a loss to the party and to the country, and I for one am hoping for his speedy return to the frontline.'

Richard Morris asks the tricky question, "If tuition fees work, but keep us out of government for 80 years, is that a price worth paying?"

'Every now and then, a policy comes along from a government that in time, is accepted by the opposition parties and becomes entrenched in our body politic and hence country.'

Excellent piece of analysis from Stephen putting the headline figures into proper context

Excellent post - 'We are surely the party that says "I don’t care how big or small the state is; I care about the individual and their control over their life."'

'"I'm happy if we have a row with the Tories on tax every day of the week," quipped one Lib Dem strategist after the Clegg speech scored a rare media bullseye.'

Why raising the personal tax allowance is both a liberal and socially just policy.

Matthew Gibson gives a brilliantly fair-minded account of how Labour's economic narrative has unravelled.

Perceptive, as ever, here's Neil's guide to the possible incumbent narrative of 2012.