Andy McSmith's Diary: Dinner goes down better with a £35,000 Nick Clegg speech

Nick Clegg’s salary was halved when he lost his position as Deputy Prime Minister, falling from £134,565 to £67,060, but he may yet save himself the embarrassment of having to shop at Lidl instead of Waitrose. He has been signed up as a corporate speaker by Leading Authorities, a Washington-based agency.