After the rose garden
By Nick Harvey MP in Institute for Government
Originally published by East Midlands Liberal Democrats
Harsh lessons for the smaller coalition party about how to be seen and heard in government
This InsideOut paper from Nick Harvey, who served as a defence minister for most of the first half of the parliament, provides valuable analysis of these questions as well as thoughts on how his party should approach any future coalition. The views expressed are clearly those of a Liberal Democrat minister, and many will disagree with them. But such personal, often contentious, perspectives are the point of our InsideOUT series.

