Is Clegg turning into Foggy?

The LibDem attitude to the Euro-referendum gets weirder and weirder:

Next week, after months of legal argument and political squabbling, Parliament will vote on whether the Lisbon treaty should be put to a referendum. However, Lib Dems have been told to stay away from both the Aye and No lobbies, with members of the front bench being threatened with dismissal if they do not comply.

One disgruntled party MP told The Times: “It must be the first time in history that there has been a three-line whip telling MPs to abstain.”

If anyone was going to do it, the LibDems were. Next up: Clegg turns into Foggy, and goes into the rescue business.