We'll need to revise the tired assumption that people automatically become more conservative as they grow older.
I know from my own parents how important active older people are to a local community.
By common consent, most European countries support the maintenance of robust welfare states and are comfortable with taxation systems that support them.
Terror can never be defeated by force alone.
Britain is a European power. We cannot change our geography. Our involvement in the politics of European cooperation is one of necessity. Our wealth and our security depend upon it.
Terrorism gravely threatens international peace and security, and as a solution, the power and apparent finality of force are seductive.
Professionally I would say taking up my constituents' problems is something I continue to enjoy after 22 years as an MP.
The late Roy Jenkins was both a mentor and a personal friend. He was a man of both phenomenal intellect and political achievement in equal measure.
There is always a temptation for governments: see a problem and announce a quick fix.
I believe when the country feels threatened it is important that we are seen to be working together to find an appropriate structure for dealing with terrorists in our midst.
The terrorist seeks to smash the most fundamental liberty of all: the right to lead our everyday lives on the basic assumption of safety.
Political parties need to look at the different kinds of support that people may need, suited to their way of life, and provide cost-effective solutions.
We Liberal Democrats don't believe we should use the tax structure to champion just one type of family.
Gratification and happiness are becoming important measures of our quality of life.
We are no longer a nation of one church; we are a nation of many churches.
A society which is liberal democratic cannot have public policy determined upon the basis of who has got the loudest voice - or who can brings things to a halt.
Ours is a stable country. Ours is a sensible country. And ours is a fundamentally decent country.
People have a huge desire to be listened to, for politicians to take the time to understand their problems.
I listened to the students on campus in Plymouth, worried about their steadily deepening debts and how on earth they would ever escape them.
I find no contradiction between being a Highlander, a Scot, a citizen of the U.K. and a citizen of the European Union at one and the same time.
