I'm not sure, actually, but I think there came a time in my life when, in the case of the company and the corporate world, I'd done more than I had ever expected to and it was time to move on and pass the torch to the next generation, if you like.
I've always had a great interest in policy and government and have worked, in fact, with both Liberal and Conservative governments--more Liberal governments in recent times--on things like policy and have done my best in that regard.
The way the Prime Minister presented it to me was that the Public Appointments Commission isn't about the Conservative government; the Public Appointments Commission is about creating a new way of making patronage appointments, if you like, or maybe about de-patronizing appointments, which is the way I put it. It's something that, if we do it right, if we set it up so that it has the support of everyone, not only in the House but in the country, it can make a real difference for the long-term future, and that's why I accepted the Prime Minister's nomination.