Is Clegg really a radical ?

An article in The Sunday Telegraph hints that Clegg may be about to take the Lib Dems on a radical course of policies such as:

1) Paying for private NHS treatment when needed - money following the patient ( (C) Michael Howard 2005 ).
2) Private school places for some poor disadvantaged children ( the assisted places scheme ).

Can this really be true ? If so radical liberalism - of the type Margaret Thatcher exposed is back. Will the Lib Dem membership really wear that ?

Its potentially exciting stuff !

The scandals will definitely be flying around if he tries this stuff ! But he may pick up friends...