Remember when David Steel told the Liberals in 1981 to "go back to your constituencies and prepare for government"?
Well I wonder whether Nick Clegg might yet come to regret his interview with this morning's Times when it comes to letting blind ambition overtake reality. He says:
“I think the Lib Dems have a brilliant, brilliant team and I would love to see us in government and of course I want to be Prime Minister."
He implausibly adds that "nothing's impossible", when asked if the Lib Dems could win an overall majority.
He repeats his claim that "this is now a two-horse race between the Conservative Party and the Lib Dems”, although admits he is talking intellectually rather than psephologically.
Also in the interview:
Jonathan Isaby