The Conservatives must realise that being sceptical is different from being phobic in what is an interdependent world.

If someone is being very cheeky, it can be quite fun to deal with that situation.

Conservatives must avoid the siren song of schism, or all is lost.

Being different gives the world color.

Ann and I have a lot in common,

I don't think that people are disinterested or uninterested in politics. I think very often they are disengaged from the formal political process. To some extent they are suspicious or even despairing of formal politics as a means to give expression and effect to what they want.