Just heard about the new Lib Dem idea of bringing the government, industry and ordinary people together in a new alliance to tackle social and environmental problems.

This is the sort of ‘big idea’ that brought me into politics in the first place.  Combined with Nick Clegg’s ideas for battle the ‘powers that be’ (my quotation marks) it gives a revolutionary ambiance to the Liberal Democrats.

Climate change needs the estential Liberal approach to international coorperation and also localism.  That said, we have to unlock the powers of Business and the creative energies of the free market if we are to counter the ‘real threats’ our soceity faces.  (And carry the public with us… it really doesn’t work without people voting for it… sort of obvious really!)

So good start, Nick.  Keep up the good work…