Nick Clegg’s New York Photos: Poppet Takes Manhattan

POOR old Mr Nick Clegg. He should be big news as he strides about New York City, meeting the knobs in the UN, holding a Question and Answer session with students at New York University, joshing with the NYPD and taking a walk in the Big Apple with the look of a man whose thinking of making an offer on the place.

But it all went wrong when Vince Cable called City workers “spivs” – you know, those finance men like Nick Clegg’s dad, David Laws, lots of LibDem donors and members, Prince William and himself – because what else do Business Secretaries do apart from work in finance..?

9509501

Image 3 of 12

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg chats with Bill Gates about reducing the number of deaths due to malaria around the world during his attendance at the UN Millennium Development Goals Summit at the United Nations General Assembly in New York today.

Anorak

Posted: 22nd, September 2010 | In: Politicians Comment | TrackBack | Permalink