Paddy Ashdown is the only party leader who's a trained killer. Although, to be fair, Mrs Thatcher was self taught.

Three simple words - freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for.

My health is good and it's up to me to keep it that way.

Further Education should be about the ability to learn, not the ability to pay - everyone who is able should have the opportunity, regardless of their family background. I don't want to see students struggling with huge debts or frightened off even going to university in the first place.

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

I will go out of this world feet first with my Lib Dem membership card in my pocket.

I think that former leaders are best seen occasionally and not too often heard - particularly on the subject of their successors!