If anything, their confidence was bolstered once they had a chance to examine the drawingoutside the dusty old frame, and found a small signature hidden under a mount.
"One of the great strengths of our manifesto process is the fact that our members both in Parliament and outside can get very involved in drawing it up, " he says, although he stresses it is down to Mr Clegg, as the party leader, to set the overall policy direction.