Actually, I've seen many that have only the most tenuous connection (if even that) to either the story or reality itself. This one isn't bad, but it's still misleading:
Tories 'demand and like' spending cuts, says Clegg
What he actually said was that some Tory voters might demand and like the spending cuts. If that statement is enough to strain the coalition further, that unquestionably true statement, then the government will likely fall within the year (and the fixed-term parliament bill won't save it: votes of no confidence remain, only there will be a 14 day grace period for a new government to be formed before an election is triggered. That government must have a majority willing to vote confidence in it). British Conservatives aren't the anti-government fanatics today's Republicans are (or pretend to be), but I'm sure a sizable portion of their staunch supporters are "shrink the government" types who would want to cut the government even if it possessed a magic tree that grew money for free without any taxation.
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