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Nick Clegg

Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2010 to 2015

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Led the Liberal Democrats into coalition with the Conservatives, broke a pledge on tuition fees, and later became a senior executive at Meta.

Nick Clegg sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly globalist on nation, strongly institutional on institutions and leaning progressive on culture. The profile is close to the middle on war and peace.

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Where Nick Clegg sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Nick Clegg

European federalismWants Europe's states to pool sovereignty into a shared democratic federation.99%CosmopolitanismPuts shared humanity and international institutions above national boundaries.99%Effective altruismUses evidence and reason to find the most effective ways of doing good, often favoring…99%Social liberalismDefends individual rights and open societies while backing public services and equal…98%

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