I seek to test ideas and proposals against the following –

• Values;  achieving more together than we do apart;  helping those most who need most help;  care and concern for the environment; 
• Reform;  establishing clarity and impact of ambition, existence of planning and outcomes (and their measurement), and the capability, capacity and culture of parties to deliver change;  testing credibility; 
• Customer Focus, including testing delivery of public services as if there was one unified public service; 
• Sense of place;  (e.g. celebration of The Wells):
• Meeting the challenges of the future – equipping people for an increasingly globalised economy;  an ageing population, with more people requiring special care;  mitigating climate change and adapting to it;  preparing for increasing costs of energy; 
• Any particular expertise I have in IT and project management, or that I can draw upon (e.g. railways); 
• Public commitments I’ve made, including at elections.