Speaking on the first official day of his party's conference in Bournemouth, Mr Kennedy warned that people would not be spoken to as they had been in the past. He stressed that the activities of the petrol protesters had highlighted deeper concerns that direct action was seen as a better way of getting a message across than conventional party politics. But he said that in the age of mobile phones and the Internet, people were not prepared to be fooled by politicians any more. In some ways it is frightening, disruptive. But above all, it is seductive - once discovered they won't let it go.
People power is here to stay.
I believe we must be part of that revolution.