Francis Maude
Francis Maude
Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude, Baron Maude of Horsham, PCis a British Conservative politician, who served over 25 years on the front bench in the House of Commons, including posts as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster-General, as well as Member of Parliament representing Horsham in Sussex, and then as Baron Maude of Horsham as Minister of State for Trade and Investment until April 2016...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 July 1953
trust thinking people
If we do what we think is right, not try to point-score, people will begin to trust us.
leadership party views
I feel fantastically excited that we have a leader who fought for the leadership without compromising his quite challenging view that the party has to change.
party great-day succeed
Our party has known great, great days. But we have no God-given right to survive, let alone to succeed.
problem reincarnation labour
The problem we have is not Labour, in however it is configured.
support competition gains
So our problem is not Labour, it is us, is making us attractive enough to gain disillusioned Labour support and to compete effectively with the Lib Dems for those loose votes.
optimism today messages
David Cameron's message of change, optimism and hope is in tune with what Britain wants today
categories century five groups half market members mosaic narrow people
We said in our 21st Century Party paper there are 61 mosaic groups, which the market research people use as different socio-economic categories and half of our members come from just five of those groups and that is very narrow - too narrow.
cent less overall per
Our share of the vote overall rose by less than 1 per cent - yes, that's right: less than 1 per cent.
age average children members obviously understand
Our members are very much maligned. Obviously the average age is 60 something, but they all have children and grandchildren, they understand what we need to do, they want to win.
country people work
But if we can work with people in other parties to get the right answer for the country we'll do that.
members tolerant
For the most part our grassroots members are serious, nice, tolerant people.
change people
If we want to change what people think of us, then we have got to change.
committed cutting schools tackling
Our party's committed to tackling failing schools and cutting crime.
britain
They don't think we're in touch with modern Britain, or understand modern Britain or like modern Britain.