The curious case of Nick Clegg
The ex-deputy prime minister and Meta bigwig seems ordinary. But he can’t be
To understand Nick Clegg, look in the Collins English Dictionary. There, a little before “clematis” and “clemency”, you will find the entry “Cleggmania” (NOUN, informal). Its definition is “the brief surge in popularity for the leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Nick Clegg”.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The agony and the Cleggstasy”
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