“Fair votes - fundamentally - are about the rights and the interests of the peopl…” — Charles Kennedy

In my view, as a country we need to rediscover some of that skepticism about government and revisit that libertarian agenda.

I want to see far more decisions taken far closer to the patients, the passengers and the pupils. Far more power for locally and regionally elected politicians who understand best the needs of their areas. And far more say too for the dedicated staff at all levels in health and education.

Of all the principles which constitute Liberal Democracy, internationalism is the clearest, the most distinctive, and the one with the longest history.

I want our party to step up its efforts to reflect and champion the concerns of everybody who has reached the second half of their lives.