Clegg: 'Change strategy on Afghanistan'

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The Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says British troops are "doomed to failure" in Afghanistan unless big changes are made to the way they do things there. He thinks the strategy for fighting the Taliban is wrong and wants Gordon Brown to change his policy.

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Nick Clegg thinks the strategy for fighting the Taliban is wrong

On Afghanistan, your party's position is that British troops are failing. Is that fair?

Aren't you doing down those troops? How are the families of those troops going to feel?

Radio 1 listener Neil is angry about where the country's going. He's not earning enough to buy a property and wants to know what you can do about it. Is he right to feel angry?

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Neil (left) isn't earning enough to buy himself and partner Marie a house

You say you can help people like Neil. But you can say what you like. There's no hope of you getting elected, is there?

We keep hearing that nobody's ever heard of you. What do you think of that?

So, a third of people have never heard of you?

OK, a quick-fire round to finish. First up, what's the National Minimum Wage?

£5.73. Nearly there. How many people are unemployed in the UK right now?

Which is a big deal right?

How much is a litre of unleaded?

Who's the new judge on Strictly Come Dancing?

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