After the worst electoral defeat in living memory, we need to be sure why we exist. And where we’re going.
It isn’t enough just be “not like the others”. We need to reclaim what makes the Liberal Democrats distinctive, differentiated – truly liberal. We are not pale imitations of this party or that. We are the guardians of British Liberalism, and we cannot – will not – let it wither and die.
So here’s a refined Liberal message, based on our shared Liberal Democrat history, that we can all, surely, unite around, rebuild our party around, and take to the people: