Nick Clegg is promising a – *sigh*- “new kind of government“…

“There will of course be problems, there will of course be glitches, but I will always do my best to prove that new politics isn’t just possible, it is also better…”

And what’s among the first things this newfangled government’s announced? Trident – Clegg’s opposition to which he displayed as a badge of radicalism – will be snapped up after all. He’s smoothed his cuffs, straightened his tie and lost his sneer; hard to believe that only weeks ago he was feigning contempt for the “old parties“. Not so old that you couldn’t find whole new dimensions, Nicky boy?

So, what’s “new” about this government? Well, let’s take a couple of samples: Liam Fox (Defence Secretary) and William Hague (Foreign Secretary) promise fawning relationships with the US, the arms industry and the lowest of war criminals. Is that the smell of a fresh, new government? No, just rotting futures.