One million door challenge
Nick Clegg is leading a campaign to knock on one million doors across the UK.
More people than ever feel alienated by the political process in Britain today. To many it doesn’t seem to matter who runs the country - nothing ever changes. Gordon Brown has been a disaster. There is little enthusiasm for a return to Conservative rule.
The best way to engage with people is to go and talk to them. That’s why Nick Clegg is setting his party the challenge of knocking on a million people between October and June.
Nick Clegg says, “I’m passionate about connecting with people. Talking with them, listening to them, and learning from them. That is why since I became Leader I’ve been holding Town Hall meetings in constituencies across the country. And that is why at our conference in Bournemouth I will be challenging our party to knock on at least a million doors between the end of conference and Polling Day for the Local and European elections. It is a tough challenge, but one which I am confident that we are more than capable of meeting.
“For Liberal Democrats calling on people to talk to them isn’t just about elections and votes. It is about understanding what matters to residents in our communities. Our opponents often deride us for listening to the very real concerns of voters about local issues. But it is something to be proud of that we take seriously such concerns and, more importantly, work to act on them. This is what community politics is all about; and this is what makes us different from the other parties. Community politics rightly lies at the heart of our party and the way in which we do politics.
“But we shouldn’t be afraid to talk about national and international issues either. I want Liberal Democrats across the country to be talking about how we are going to cut taxes for ordinary families and how we are offering real solutions to every day problems like fuel poverty. We are the only party with a viable economic recovery plan, and the only party that understands the pressures being put on people up and down the country by the current economic situation.
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