How will you vote in the forthcoming Lib Dem leadership election? What qualities are you looking for in a leader?
Will it be the candidate with the best policies? Maybe you’ll plump for the individual with the most charisma? Or perhaps you’ll play smart and choose the person who’s tallest?
It might be helpful to consider the qualities you consider most important in a Leader. Given the party’s election process, here are some things you might well consider:
- You like them as a person
- You know them as a friend
- You think they have good policies
- You trust their judgement
- You find them charismatic
- You enjoyed their hustings speech
- You think they would do a good job as PM
The trouble is, pretty much none of the above are useful when considering the most important voter of them all…people who aren’t you.