As mentioned by A Change of Personnel, the Lib Dems are going through their own austerity measures; having lost out to the tune of £2million in so-called "Short money". This is the allocation, named after Ted Short (a minister in the Wilson government) which is given to opposition parties so that they can effectively function doing err ... all the things that opposition parties do.
Michael Crick pointed out the anomaly last month that a party in government, albeit as a coalition adjunct, is not eligible for this cash and that Clegg's men were looking to get a hand-out from the public purse. If this doesn't happen then we must presume that Lib Dem staffers will be included in the consultation over how to achieve 25% reduction. Ouch.
Update: Valleys Mam gives a more comprehensive account.
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