I'm Very Lucky. I Am One Of

Liberalism Is A Really Old British Tradition And It Has A Completely Different Attitude Towards The Individual And The Relationship Between The Individual And The State Than The Collectivist Response Of Labour, And Particularly Old Labour, Does.

I Totally Accept That It's A Legitimate Criticism That When You Are Involved In The Day-to-day Scrum Of Government That What Can Get Lost Is The Narrative, The Hymn Sheet The Song That Inspires And Lifts People's Sights.

One Thing I've Very Quickly Learned Is That If You Wake Up Every Morning Worrying About What's In The Press, You Would Go Completely And Utterly Potty.

I'm Very Lucky. I Am One Of Those People Who Is Able To Go Home, Shut The Front Door And Completely Focus On The Kids.

I Have Got Instincts That, I Think, Are Very Much In Tune With People's Very Keen Sense To See Something Different. I Did Not Dream Of Being In Politics Since I Was Knee-high To A Grasshopper. I Was Not Involved In Student Politics, Or Not In That Partisan Way.