Dear Nick
Can I start by saying that possibly unlike the rest of the party right now, I actually feel a surge of optimism.
I have been a LibDem voter since the last election and an active supporter for all of 18 months.
I started off sceptically. My husband had found a party that mirrored his values and so had divorced Labour and set his sights on the LibDems.
I was a little overwhelmed. I hadn’t been indoctrinated at my mother’s knee so felt something of an outsider who didn’t know the history, in jokes, culture, or people.
However when I attended conference and actually experienced policy making first hand things started to change. Here was genuine debate, all angles considered and joy of joys voted on by party members! I had a voice!
So I supported my husband when he took the decision to stand against George Osborne, despite him already having a demanding full time job, 3 hour commute and not a hope in hell of winning!
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