Our members are very much maligned. Obviously the average age is 60 something, but they all have children and grandchildren, they understand what we need to do, they want to win.
Francis Maude
It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving of rain.
common-sense gay
But if we can work with people in other parties to get the right answer for the country we'll do that.
rights people work
For the most part our grassroots members are serious, nice, tolerant people.
people
If we do what we think is right, not try to point-score, people will begin to trust us.
rights trust people
If we want to change what people think of us, then we have got to change.
change people
We said in our 21st Century Party paper there are 61 mosaic groups, which the market research people use as different socio-economic categories and half of our members come from just five of those groups and that is very narrow - too narrow.
We should be the natural home for the millions of Britons of immigrant origin. But we're not. Because too often we've sounded like people who wish they hadn't come here at all.
people home
We should be the natural home for young mothers. But we're not. Because too often we sound like people who think the only good mother is a married mother.
sound people home
We should be the natural home for younger voters. But today we're not. Because too often we sound like people who just don't like contemporary Britain.
I feel fantastically excited that we have a leader who fought for the leadership without compromising his quite challenging view that the party has to change.
leadership management change
age
Our party has known great, great days. But we have no God-given right to survive, let alone to succeed.
rights
Our share of the vote overall rose by less than 1 per cent - yes, that's right: less than 1 per cent.
Our party's committed to tackling failing schools and cutting crime.
crime
Our party believes in diversity, not uniformity.
diversity
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