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Nick Clegg has endured his fair share of public outrage over his party's U-turn on student fees - and the Lib Dem leader is getting used to the barrage of abuse judgin by the way he ploughed on with a speech during which he was incessantly heckled by protestors.Nick Clegg has endured his fair share of public outrage over his party's U-turn on student fees - and the Lib Dem leader is getting used to the barrage of abuse judgin by the way he ploughed on with a speech during which he was incessantly heckled by protestors.
At an event in Kingston in support of Liberal Democrat Candidate Ed Davey, a group of fired up hecklers approached, one armed with a microphone, and began chanting “Nick Clegg lied to me,” to which the recurrent response was “Well done Nick.”At an event in Kingston in support of Liberal Democrat Candidate Ed Davey, a group of fired up hecklers approached, one armed with a microphone, and began chanting “Nick Clegg lied to me,” to which the recurrent response was “Well done Nick.”
  Clegg was asked by the microphone wielding protester: “Why did you prop up the most vicious Tory government for decades?” The leader of the Liberal Democrats continued his speech with admirable equanimity, but much of what was said was lost under the incessant berating he was receiving.
 
Clegg was asked by the microphone wielding protester: “Why did you prop up the most vicious Tory government for decades?”
The leader of the Liberal Democrats continued his speech with admirable equanimity, but much of what was said was lost under the incessant berating he was receiving.
The protester, reportedly from the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition, has been named as Richard Donnelly.The protester, reportedly from the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition, has been named as Richard Donnelly.
 He was interviewed by online video news website On Demand News at the scene and said: “We’re saying that we’re tired of it [austerity] and we’re going to organise an alternative. He was interviewed by online video news website On Demand News at the scene and said: “We’re saying that we’re tired of it [austerity] and we’re going to organise an alternative.
“If that means chasing Nick Clegg around town all day then that’s what we’re going to happen.”“If that means chasing Nick Clegg around town all day then that’s what we’re going to happen.”
The man did however admit that without the Liberal Democrat Party the Conservative government would not have survived: “They’ve propped it up for them,” he said.The man did however admit that without the Liberal Democrat Party the Conservative government would not have survived: “They’ve propped it up for them,” he said.
Some of the chants focused on the Liberal Democrats stance on university tuition fees before the 2010 election.Some of the chants focused on the Liberal Democrats stance on university tuition fees before the 2010 election.
Clegg promised that his party would discard tuition fees completely, only for the coalition Government to raise fees from £3000 to £9000 later that year.Clegg promised that his party would discard tuition fees completely, only for the coalition Government to raise fees from £3000 to £9000 later that year.