Scrapbook reported in January on the complete absence of Nick Clegg in one particular leaflet going out in his own constituency — and it seems his Lib Dem colleagues aren’t enthused either.

With the crowd-sourced website ElectionLeaflets.org re-launched for the short campaign, a trawl of new Lib Dem leaflets conducted by the site’s operators failed to uncover a single one which “featured or mentioned their party leader”. Lib Dem leaflets were also the least likely to feature their own party logo.

Five years ago they had a bus with his face on the side.