It's our job as Liberal Democrats to be an effective opposition - and an increasingly tough one as well.

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

If you want more investment in education and pensions, cast a vote for the Liberal Democrats.

Only the Liberal Democrats have probed the government's failings consistently, thoroughly and effectively.

If by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people-their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties-someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal", then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal.

Let no-one be in any doubt - the Liberal Democrats are not about to cede our emphatic, sincere and long-standing green credentials for some spray on aerosol version.