It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving of rain.
- Francis Maude
Rain, Always, Homosexuality, Seemed
We said in our 21st Century Party paper there are 61 mosaic groups, which the market research people use as different socio-economic categories and half of our members come from just five of those groups and that is very narrow - too narrow.
- Francis Maude
Very, Use, Half, Narrow
We should be the natural home for the millions of Britons of immigrant origin. But we're not. Because too often we've sounded like people who wish they hadn't come here at all.
- Francis Maude
Natural, Here, Like, Britons
So our problem is not Labour, it is us, is making us attractive enough to gain disillusioned Labour support and to compete effectively with the Lib Dems for those loose votes.
- Francis Maude
Compete, Making, Attractive, Disillusioned
Our party has known great, great days. But we have no God-given right to survive, let alone to succeed.
- Francis Maude
Alone, Survive, Known, To Survive
Our party believes in diversity, not uniformity.
- Francis Maude
Diversity, Believes, Our, Uniformity
It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of the party, that it is very difficult to have a leader that does not command the support of the parliamentary party.
- Francis Maude
Think, Very, Shared, Command
Our share of the vote overall rose by less than 1 per cent - yes, that's right: less than 1 per cent.
- Francis Maude
Yes, Less, Cent, Per
For the most part our grassroots members are serious, nice, tolerant people.
- Francis Maude
Part, Most, Tolerant, Grassroots
We should be the natural home for younger voters. But today we're not. Because too often we sound like people who just don't like contemporary Britain.
- Francis Maude
Natural, Younger, Britain, Contemporary
I feel fantastically excited that we have a leader who fought for the leadership without compromising his quite challenging view that the party has to change.
- Francis Maude
Leader, Excited, Fought, Challenging
But if we can work with people in other parties to get the right answer for the country we'll do that.
- Francis Maude
Country, Other, Answer, Parties
We should be the natural home for young mothers. But we're not. Because too often we sound like people who think the only good mother is a married mother.
- Francis Maude
Think, Young, Natural, Good Mother
The problem we have is not Labour, in however it is configured.
- Francis Maude
Problem, However, Labour
Our members are very much maligned. Obviously the average age is 60 something, but they all have children and grandchildren, they understand what we need to do, they want to win.
- Francis Maude
Grandchildren, Average, Very, Maligned
They don't think we're in touch with modern Britain, or understand modern Britain or like modern Britain.
- Francis Maude
Think, Modern, Like, Britain
We need to show that we know and understand and can reflect today's Britain. Today we don't.
- Francis Maude
Today, Need, Reflect, Britain
Our party's committed to tackling failing schools and cutting crime.
- Francis Maude
Committed, Schools, Failing, Tackling
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