Nick Clegg was the leader of the Liberal Democrats for eight years from 2007 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2010 to 2015 and now works for Meta. He was apart of the UK's first coalition government since the Churchill caretaker ministry in 1945. What closed-doors conversations led to the 2010 coalition? What were the coalition years like? How did it all go wrong for the Liberal Democrats in 2015? What was it like to leave Westminster for Silicon Valley? Rory and Alastair are joined by Nick Clegg to discuss all this and more. 00:00 Intro 02:26 How did your background influence your politics? 09:22 Balance of power between the state and the individual 12:05 Do you lean more Tory or Labour? 16:57 Why did you feel like an outsider in Westminster? 18:45 Education and upbringing 25:00 Standing for Lib Dem leadership 28:10 The Westminster bubble is so dysfunctional 33:40 Why a coalition with the Tories? 40:00 Why the coalition worked (and why it didn't) 53:00 The coalition aftermath 58:18 Why were you standoffish to Tories who could be tempted to join the Lib Dems? 1:05:26 Take us through a day in a life of a Prime Minister 1:11:13 Take on Brexit now 1:17:46 As an ex-politician, how would you advise Biden against Trump? 1:24:30 How dangerous do you think Donald Trump is? 1:28:15 Working at Meta 1:33:55 The negatives of Meta 1:51:14 Nick Clegg exit 1:51:50 Debrief Audio episode number: 86 & 87. Video combines both Part 1 and 2 of the audio release. TRIP ELECTION TOUR: To buy tickets for our October Election Tour, just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ to sign up. ✅ Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@restispolitics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://lnk.to/TheRestIsPoliticsYT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restispolitics/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restispolitics/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@restispolitics Twitter: https://twitter.com/RestIsPolitics