As the campaign for the leadership of our Party draws to a close, I wanted to express my thanks for the warm reception I have received from across Wales.
I understand that it is not easy to choose a new leader for our party; we have come along way in the last ten years and we should we should be deeply grateful to Mike German for his leadership over this time.
But we can and must build on Mike’s work in order that we achieve far more as a Party.
Together we must grow the party, be more professional in everything we do, reach out to people and communities that politicians have left behind. I would personally take a lead to increase membership working with every local party – no matter how small at present.
Like you, I’m a liberal and am committed to freedom and justice. We now need to make it mean something to ordinary people across our nation.
We are superb at local campaigning – as our local government successes have shown, and now we must regain our rightful place as the radical and reforming party of Wales. A party which is able to speak for all of Wales, reconnecting with people that have lost faith with politics and politicians.
But hope and aspiration is not a strategy. We need careful long term planning and action. My Manifesto; ‘Vision for a Liberal Wales’: A Manifesto for Change sets out in details some of my ideas to take the party forward. I look forward to any comments or further ideas that you may have.
This leadership election is about the future of our party. I want to see Welsh Liberal Democrat policies being implemented at all levels of government here in Wales.
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