Political correctness is a concept invented by hard-rightwing forces to defend their right to be racist, to treat women in a degrading way and to be truly vile about gay people. They invent this idea of people who are politically correct, with a rigid, monstrous attitude to life so they can attack. But we have all had to learn to modify our language. That's all part of being a decent human being.

Of course we need action, but it should be Just action.

I think the suffering, violence and cruelty and Guantanamo and the rest is going to go on and on in Iraq.

The Liberals have been pressing for the brief on the basis of which he said there was authority for war...

Most of us women like men, you know; it's just that we find them a constant disappointment.

I mean that the time where we need International agreement more than ever on the environment and the rest, poverty we are breaking up our International Institutions and the rule of law and Tony Blair is part of it.

And we know there has been horrendous loss of life and suffering and we know that there is anger. Anyone who came anywhere near the general election in constituencies with a substantial Muslim population knows that.