Has Nick Clegg ‘mastered the art of failing upwards’?

Mark Zuckerberg has promoted Clegg to Meta’s president of global affairs

Nick Clegg
Nick Clegg: a ‘canny’ operator
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How on earth does Nick Clegg do it, asked Reaction. The former UK deputy prime minister was once best known for wrecking the political fortunes of the Liberal Democrats. Then he moved to Facebook, as vice president (global affairs), where, safe to say, his record has been mixed.

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