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| 1234 A long section on children, drawing on his own experience as a father: "Children are inspirational. Miriam and I can't wait to be parents again." It seems to go down well in the hall. | |
| 1230 Via e-mail: "If I get a call at 7.00 pm tonight from the Lib-Dems, they will get the same prickly treatment as others who cold call me trying to sell me something or telling me I have won a holiday!," dynamicMaureen. | |
| 1227 Climate change now and a big round of applause when he says no more third runway at Heathrow, "no more dirty coal, no nuclear". | |
| 1222 Decent applause as he reaches the punchline of the tax section - "I want this to be the most progressive - most redistributive - tax plan ever put forward by a British political party". | |
| 1219 Tax cuts now - this is the hard part for Mr Clegg. The delegates listen in silence as he explains his radical shift in policy. "Liberal Democrats have called for tax rises in the past. When what Britain needed most of all was more investment in our public services. We were right to do so. But what hard-up families need most of all today is food on the table, petrol in the car, and warmth in their homes." | |
| 1218 Cheers again for Vince Cable - the man who "had the wisdom and foresight" to foresee the credit crunch. | |
| 1217 He is turning to his own vision now - people are basically good and "most people, most of the time, will do the right things". But Gordon Brown and David Cameron are pessimists who condescend to people. | 1217 He is turning to his own vision now - people are basically good and "most people, most of the time, will do the right things". But Gordon Brown and David Cameron are pessimists who condescend to people. |
| 1215 He is really getting into his stride now - with yet more attacks on Cameron, accusing him of "arrogance" and "born to rule conceit", saying the Tory leader is "already picking out the curtains for Number 10". | 1215 He is really getting into his stride now - with yet more attacks on Cameron, accusing him of "arrogance" and "born to rule conceit", saying the Tory leader is "already picking out the curtains for Number 10". |
| 1210 The jokes keep on coming. David Cameron is the "Andrex puppy of British politics - A cuddly symbol, perhaps. But fundamentally irrelevant to the product he's promoting". | 1210 The jokes keep on coming. David Cameron is the "Andrex puppy of British politics - A cuddly symbol, perhaps. But fundamentally irrelevant to the product he's promoting". |
| 1209 More applause as he lays into Labour, accusing them of not caring about people being affected by the credit crunch. "They are so desperate to protect their own jobs to protect other people's," says Mr Clegg. "They are the living dead -They are a Zombie government. A cross between Shaun of the Dead and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue." | 1209 More applause as he lays into Labour, accusing them of not caring about people being affected by the credit crunch. "They are so desperate to protect their own jobs to protect other people's," says Mr Clegg. "They are the living dead -They are a Zombie government. A cross between Shaun of the Dead and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue." |
| 1207 First round of applause after he praises Vince Cable - calling him "a twinkle-toed economic prophet". | 1207 First round of applause after he praises Vince Cable - calling him "a twinkle-toed economic prophet". |
| 1205 Clegg enters to a standing ovation - he's speaking without notes! | 1205 Clegg enters to a standing ovation - he's speaking without notes! |
| 1201 The build-up in the hall starts with a film about Nick Clegg. | 1201 The build-up in the hall starts with a film about Nick Clegg. |
| 1158 BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson says Mr Clegg has effectively been sharing the party leadership with Vince Cable, who is very popular with the membership. The challenge for Mr Clegg in his speech is to hammer home the message that the Lib Dems are now a tax cutting party, adds Mr Robinson on The Daily Politics. | 1158 BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson says Mr Clegg has effectively been sharing the party leadership with Vince Cable, who is very popular with the membership. The challenge for Mr Clegg in his speech is to hammer home the message that the Lib Dems are now a tax cutting party, adds Mr Robinson on The Daily Politics. |
| 1151 Nick Clegg strolled down the hill from the conference hotel, with wife Miriam at his side, a few minutes ago and is now waiting to go on stage at the Bournemouth International Centre, as delegates debate ID cards. | 1151 Nick Clegg strolled down the hill from the conference hotel, with wife Miriam at his side, a few minutes ago and is now waiting to go on stage at the Bournemouth International Centre, as delegates debate ID cards. |
| 1144 You can follow the speech as it happens as well as sending in your own comments, the best of which we will publish here. Send us your comments | 1144 You can follow the speech as it happens as well as sending in your own comments, the best of which we will publish here. Send us your comments |
| 1143 Welcome to our live coverage of Nick Clegg's first speech to the Lib Dem conference as party leader. | 1143 Welcome to our live coverage of Nick Clegg's first speech to the Lib Dem conference as party leader. |