Calamity Clegg

The one ray of light on this otherwise shitty, rainy, bleak winter day came from that most unexpected of sources - the Liberal Democrat leadership campaign. Just when you thought they had given up finally there comes the faint whiff of a contest. For the Huhne campaign, or at least an over-zealous researcher, have dubbed the faintly bemused looking Nick Clegg "Calamity Clegg". You can read all about it here, and I would advise having a look at the video as well. It is great just to see how over-bearing, rude, and arrogant Huhne is, next to the schoolboy hurt and utterly ineffectual nature of Clegg. Swear to God, it looks like Clegg is going to cry at one point.

Of course, this is nothing compared to the wonderful 2006 Lib Dem leadership campaign. I mean, no-one has had to resign over being pissed up all the time, and no-one has been exposed as a shit obsessed rent-boy addict. But finally, it looks like there may be a bit of fight left in the scrag end of Britain's third party. And with the petty, but effective, viciousness of Huhne's attack, you really note that the Liberal Democrats don't need enemies when they have each other.

Calamity Clegg is a tag that is going to stick, and I already think of young Nicky boy with that nickname. But in the interests of fairness, I think Huhne should have a nickname as well. Any suggestions, please put them in the comments section. But I rather favour "Hideous Huhne".