But I am an optimist about Britain; and the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is not that the optimist believes the world is wonderful and the pessimist believes it's beset by challenges; the difference is the pessimist believes we will be defeated by them; the optimist thinks the challenges can be overcome.

The great advantage of the Lib Dems is precisely that no-one knows what they stand for.

The public think the politicians don't know or care about their lives; and the politicians feel misunderstood.

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