When I Became Leader, I Made Very

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.

One Of The Big Changes In Politics Has Been Because Families, Individuals, Have Felt Worried, Insecure... Worried About The Economy, Worried About Their Jobs, Worried About Their Kids' Futures... Actually The Disconnect Between The Public And Media Discourse And People's Everyday Concerns Has Become Bigger Not Smaller.

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.

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 Will Not Accept A New Wave Of Fiscal Retrenchment, Of Belt-tightening, Without Asking People At The Top To Make Their Contribution, To Make An Additional Contribution. I Don't Think You Can Ask People On Middle And Low Incomes, Who, After All, Are The Vast Majority Of The British Population, To Bear The Brunt Of This Adjustment.