'I am liberal' - David Peter

Liberalism defines the values and ideas of a civilised society.

David Peter is a former Liberal Democrat and one-time Powys County Councillor, now retired and studying with the Open University for fun!

'I am liberal' - Mollie Lord

I am a liberal - we should be free to be the individual that we were born to be - AS LONG AS NO-ONE GETS HURT.

Mollie Lord is a therapist, who also reads philosophy at the Open University.

'I am NOT liberal' - John Goddard

Intolerance is unbearable and has no place in society...

John Goddard, Baptist Minister

'I am liberal' - Sarah Kettley

Process comes before abstract concepts - material before form; outcomes need to be grounded in the rich, contingent lives of people, not forced upon them.

Sarah Kettley, research in craft and design

'I am (NOT) liberal' - Tony Barrett

I think that with regard to:

SMALL THINGS (kids playing loud music on buses):  I am not liberal
MEDIUM THINGS (right to abortion):                         I am liberal
BIG THINGS (destruction of the planet):                      I am not liberal

Tony Barrett: Slightly depressed Green campaigner

'I am liberal' - Anonymous

An important aspect of liberalism is acceptance of the diversity within society, plus an acceptance that any civilised society has an obligation to support the less fortunate.

'I am liberal' - Christian Daw

There is an urgent need for all people to understand their inherent dignity. Liberalism affirms the self as sovereign.

Christian Daw is Head of Sixth Form, St. James Senior Boys' School, Ashford.