11-18-2016, 12:09 PM
I feel what the Liberal Party needs is a reaffirmation of what it is. As a Young Liberal in the 1960's we thought it was about Utilitarianism.
(i) Simplified that meant the right of anyone to do what they wanted to do as long as it did not infringe the rights of others to do as they wished.
(ii) Secondly, it was to spread the fruits of society for the general good. It was generally against imposed equality (socialism) and for a holistic view of society as an organism. So one might impose a insurance policy on new builds say for 50 years against flood as against having a codified Law. The reason being - that no one really understands the complexity of human social systems and we must allow them to evolve. The alternative is Stalinism, Fascism, Nazism and despotism. 
When one looks at the principals of the greatest radical liberal in C19th Charles Bradlaugh we see this action. 
What we now need is strident Liberal objects and not policies. Politics is about objectives and not policies. Policies are about implementation methods. One should be describing WHY and not HOW. How has many answers, it is strategy. A strategy does not inspire the electorate unless politics changes, and the electorate are better educated. With the state of present politicians and media interviewers, that is not possible. 
The Liberal Party needs to enter the New Politics Age not get bogged down in traditional party politics. 
I hope this will engender some questioning.