One Thing I've Very Quickly Learned Is

We Are Keen To Stress That A Strong Euro Zone Is Good For A Strong United Kingdom. It's Not For Us To Write The Changes That The Euro Zone Needs To Embark On.

Most Of What Needs To Be Changed In The Euro Zone Can Be Done Without Treaty Changes. The Demand For Treaty Change Is As Political As It Is Legal And I Don't Think It's Going To Happen Soon.

Grown-up Politicians Talk To Each Other Across Party Lines. Over The Last Few Weeks I Have Had Lengthy Conversations With Ed Miliband, David Miliband, With Tony Blair, With Peter Mandelson... Talking About Europe, Talking About Political Reform.

I Don't Even Pretend We Can Occupy The Lib Dem Holier-than-thou, Hands-entirely-clean-and-entirely-empty-type Stance. No, We Are Getting Our Hands Dirty, And Inevitably And Totally Understandably We Are Being Accused Of Being Just Like Any Other Politicians.

The Liberal Democrat Party And The Conservative Party Come At Things Very Differently When It Comes To Europe. When It Comes To Political Reform, We Have A Much Greater Tradition In The Liberal Democrats Of Social Justice And Fairness Than The Conservatives Do.