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I Don't Lead A Particularly Bohemian Existence. The Main Criterion For Me Is Not To Be Judgemental Of Other People So Long As What They Do Is Not Harmful Or Offensive To Others.

I Don't Even Pretend We Can Occupy The Lib Dem Holier-than-thou, Hands-entirely-clean-and-entirely-empty-type Stance. No, We Are Getting Our Hands Dirty, And Inevitably And Totally Understandably We Are Being Accused Of Being Just Like Any Other Politicians.

I Am A Passionate Believer In Freedom Of Speech. I Would Not Support Anything Which Would Impinge On Aggressive Robust Freedom Of The British Press, But When Things Go Wrong And There Has Been Outright Illegality, There Should Be Proper Accountability.

For Far Too Long The World's Poorest People Have Seen No Benefit From The Vast Natural Resources In Their Own Backyards. It Is Time To End The Injustice Where Ordinary People Are Silent Witnesses, Left To Suffer Without Basic Services, As The Profits From Their Countries' Assets Are Hidden And Plundered By Corrupt Regimes.

When I Became Leader, I Made Very Clear I Was Not Going To Choose The Easy Life. I Have Always Taken Risks. I Don't Like Comfort-zone Politics.