Do the Lib Dems still have a voice, or have they been smothered?

Cameron should allow coalition partners room to breathe

The Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron's out-spoken and open comments on the BBC's World at One, in which he says his party is providing "cover" for the "toxic" Tories, give a rare glimpse of the mind-set of quite a few Lib Dem MPs, many of whom are starting to think about their seats amid tumbling poll ratings. Farron, to be fair, has always believed the coalition is an awkward ideological fit, but a number of other Lib Dems at...