I don't vote for political leaders, I vote for public servants, servants of the people. Prime Minister, Premier or Mayor you are a public servant first.
I believe myself to be a more of a pragmatist than a progressive or conservative. I do not easily associate myself with labels and I alternate between admiration and contempt for those that have faith in such labels.
I do not deal in capital C Conservatism, Big L Liberalism – as in the Liberal Party of Australia or wets, dries, uglies, Labor left, Labor Right willingly let alone just left and right.
I will deal in and prefer to deal in the underlying political philosophies such as Classical Liberalism, Modern or Social Liberali