Collaborative Politics Quotes

Maybe the Tory party might, instead of telling the Brexit Party what to do, make an approach to the Brexit Party and say I'll tell you what, we'll stand aside in certain areas. That would be a very positive thing for me, let's work together for a new kind of politics.

When activists say we need to move past the partisan divide, what they mean is: Shut up and get with my program. Have you ever heard anyone say, "We need to get past all of this partisan squabbling and name-calling. That's why I'm going to abandon all my objections and agree with you"?

I'm perhaps not the most tribal of politicians. Working in a mature and adult way where you recognise what your shared goal is and you manage to work towards that... that is not something which I think would be particularly more difficult with Labour than it is with the Conservatives.

No more top-down politics with Westminster dictating what's right for every community. We must all be partners in designing a better future for our country.

My general approach to opposition is where the government is getting something right, we should say so. And where we disagree with them, we should say so, too.

Forming an alliance is not the tradition of the AAP and we will not fight elections in collaboration with any political party or front.

I call it people-to-people politics and that's what politics should be about, reaching out and helping one another and touching one another about what we're going to do.

I really rebel against this idea that politics has to be a place full of ego and where you're constantly focused on scoring hits against each one another. Yes, we need a robust democracy, but you can be strong, and you can be kind.

I want to see a more collective style in how our party operates, in politics as a whole.

I hope I represent a type of politics where we bring people together, where we inspire people - and we do it with this motivation of building a world that's better for everybody.

I've campaigned many, many times together with Senator McCain. He's campaigned for me; I've campaigned for him, good friend.

I've decided to lead in a way that takes people with me. It's the approach that I think will stand not only our party but also our state in good stead.