You won't catch Liberal Democrats describing trade unionists as wreckers.

We Liberal Democrats believe in dialogue. We believe in cooperation with both sides of industry and between both sides of industry. And we believe in the language of cooperation. We reject the language of confrontation.

It is true that I entered parliament at the age of 23, and have now been representing the people of my constituency for over twenty years.

To run an effective political party you need a degree of tribalism, it's the glue that holds everyone together.

I couldn't imagine a day without music. It relaxes and stimulates me in equal measure and I hate the sound of silence - the concept, I mean, not the track by Simon and Garfunkel.

You won't catch Liberal Democrats describing trade unionists as wreckers.

My approach is always to try to be straight with people, especially about what my party can achieve.