“Good politics starts with empathy, proceeds to analysis, then sets out values and establishes the vision, before getting to the nitty-gritty of policy solutions.”
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You have to believe that it's through politics that societies can lead social and economic and political change.
The test of leadership for David Cameron was actually to bring the British Conservative Party back in to the mainstream.
One thing that I feel very, very strongly is that we talk about Islamic countries, Islamic people, Islamic leaders, as either moderates or extremists. It's almost like there are only two categories of Muslims. And actually, that doesn't show respect. It shows lack of understanding of the diversity of Muslim thought.
People feel politics isn't about their lives.
