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a media service provided by New Statesman A digest of all today’s essential comment and opinion TODAY'S SUMMARY The verdict on Clegg 21 September 2010 This morning, the papers are dominated by coverage of Nick Clegg's keynote speech at the Liberal Democrat conference yesterday. Polly Toynbee in the Guardian felt that Clegg talked "pure Cameronomics", but concluded that it would be unwise to write off the Lib Dems just yet. Alex Massie in the Spectator thought that the delivery of the speech was lacklustre and that while Clegg was trying to "play nice", parts of it were unnecessarily defensive. Steve Richards in the Independent observes that the overwhelming mood at the conference is one of nervousness, despite the Lib Dems' recent ascent to power, and writes that Clegg's tone was well-pitched to alleviate the concerns of his members. Away from the conference, Richard Kemp in the Times argues that the British presence in Afghanistan's Sangin district  has made civilians in the UK safer from terrorism. Across the pond, Paul Krugman in the New York Times writes of the anger sweeping America's wealthy minority as the rhetoric of "sacrifice" is transformed into moderate tax rises for the highest earners. CATEGORIES > UK Politics > International Politics > Economics & Business > Security & Defence > Environment > Science & Technology > Culture, Media & Sport > Health, Family & Society > Education > Human Rights, Law, Justice   If you would rather not receive this email, please unsubscribe from the list. CommentPlus is a Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. ©CommentPlus 2010. You are receiving this newsletter because you are a valued subscriber to New Statesman. Your email address has not been, and will not be, given to third parties.