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 challengechangecompromise Change image and share on social
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 britaincontemporaryhome Change image and share on social
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 ageaveragechild Change image and share on social
It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving of rain. Francis Maude bitedisapprovehomosexuality Change image and share on social
They don't think we're in touch with modern Britain, or understand modern Britain or like modern Britain. Francis Maude britainmoderntouch Change image and share on social
Our share of the vote overall rose by less than 1 per cent - yes, that's right: less than 1 per cent. Francis Maude centriseshare Change image and share on social
Our party believes in diversity, not uniformity. Francis Maude believediversityparty Change image and share on social
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 21stcategorycentury share on social
We need to show that we know and understand and can reflect today's Britain. Today we don't. Francis Maude britainreflectshow Change image and share on social
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 attractivecompetedem Change image and share on social
