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The useful thing about my having originally trained for the theatre is that I am eminently flexible in terms of working time. I can turn my hand to just about anything, whether it's mending a photocopier or going out to a smart fund-raising dinner, and I am very much a hands-on person rather than a sitter around.
I've been a grass-roots Liberal since 1974, a councillor for my area for 13 years, and in 1997 I became the part-time administrator for the London Liberal Democrats. I knew Susan through my work, as she was chair of policy for the London Lib Dems as well as one of our top Euro candidates for London. However, it wasn't until I saw her at a mayoral hustings in July that I made up my mind to vote for her as our mayoral candidate.
It was perfectly obvious to me that she was the right person. Not only is she hugely talented in campaigning, fund-raising and working with the party, but her instincts are shrewd, her business sense sound and her brain formidable. She also has impressive credentials in transport matters - a crucial factor as it is one of the key areas for which we know the future mayor will have responsibility.
I've been involved in transport myself on both a personal and political level for about 20 years. I was secretary to...