Politics Is A Highly Tribal

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.

I Don't Lead A Particularly Bohemian Existence. The Main Criterion For Me Is Not To Be Judgemental Of Other People So Long As What They Do Is Not Harmful Or Offensive To Others.

Tony Blair And Gordon Brown Committed To John Major's Spending Envelopes In 1997. No-one Said That Tony Blair And John Major Were Identical. This Happens Quite Often That Parties Actually, Despite All The Sound And Fury, Agree On The Overall Need To Make Sure That We Live Within Our Means As A Country.

Joining The Liberal Party Was A No-brainer For Me... And When You Are A Young Man, You Don't Get A Calculator Out Saying, 'am I Going To Get To Power?' You Get Propelled Forward By Idealism.

I've Just Been Away For A Week, And I Dropped My Blackberry In The Sea While I Was Messing Around With The Kids, So No One Can Reach Me. Blissful. I Heartily Recommend It.