We have the character of an island nation: independent, forthright, passionate in defence of our sovereignty. We can no more change this British sensibility than we can drain the English Channel. And because of this sensibility, we come to the European Union with a frame of mind that is more practical than emotional.

Easter is all about remembering the importance of change, responsibility, and doing the right thing for the good of our children.

Because I'm a democrat! The will of the people is sovereign.

We are a great country, and whatever choice we make we will still be great. But I believe the choice is between being an even greater Britain inside a reformed EU or a great leap into the unknown.

All those countries who keep their aid promises should be proud of what they've done

It [European Union] has kept the peace in Europe. Countries used to fight and now they talk. We should be attached to that.

Competitiveness demands flexibility, choice and openness - or Europe will fetch up in a no-man's land between the rising economies of Asia and market-driven North America.