Hammering on the doors of power
January 19: Launching his campaign, Ming Campbell pledged that under his leadership the Liberal Democrats will not be making polite interjections from the sidelines. “We will be hammering on the doors of power”, he said.
He highlighted the five key themes of his campaign:
- fighting poverty,
- civil liberties,
- the environment,
- internationalism and
- reviving local democracy.
He said that he has been overwhelmed by the support of Liberal Democrats across the party. His campaign has the support of some of the brightest and the best in British politics and British public life.
In every era the glittering talents colonise one political party. It is our fortune that this bright generation has chosen the Liberal Democrats. My mission, as Leader, would be to harness their ability, to ensure that it is our party that becomes the rallying point and the catalyst of this new political era.
