But clearly at the same time you've got to get out there and connect with voters and actually respond to the needs, the frustrations, whatever problems their now saying are not being adequately solved.
Patricia HewittCertainly we know from our own experience how very difficult it is when you've lost an election that perhaps a lot of people were expecting you to win.
Patricia HewittAnd it seems to me in that experience may lie at least some of the clues for policy development perhaps constitutional changes as well that Labour will need to make at the national level too.
Patricia HewittThe accusation that we've lost our soul resonates with a very modern concern about authenticity.
Patricia Hewitt