Ambitious for all Simon Hughes, MP for Southwark North and Bermondsey, is the Liberal Democrats' health spokesman. Here he sets out his vision for BBC News Online. Liberal Democrats must win hearts and minds to win the votes of the British public. Our next objective must be to become the second party of British politics. Uniquely, my political experience lies in both rural and urban Britain.
Good communication is a precondition.
But a clear message communicated with credibility, commitment and conviction is needed too. We must, throughout the country, be identified as the party of liberty, community and reform. Above all, social justice must be what we stand for. As well as being the party of wealth creation and wealth distribution, we must campaign to modernise the whole tax and benefits system. The ladder from inescapable dependency to independence must be fair.