What a difference a year makes - part 1

The first in an occasional series in which we show that if a week is a long time in politics, a year is a lifetime. Our first example? This poster from April 8th 2010, produced by the Lib Dems.

vat bombshell

“Who can you trust?” – Clegg launches the poster.

Clegg accuses Tories of tax bombshell by itnnewsÂ

There are plenty more where these came from too. When did Cleggmania start again?

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Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.

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