Now I know which came first - the chicken not the egg.

It would be wrong to suggest that Scotland could not be another such successful, independent country.

People are increasingly frustrated that decisions taken further and further away from them mean their living standards are slashed through enforced austerity or their taxes are used to bail out governments on the other side of the continent.

I believe man-made climate change is one of the most serious threats that this country and this world face.

We can't afford to waste time going slow on changing our party so now is not the time to put our foot on the brake. Now is the time to press on the accelerator.

The legacy of Mandela is to have brought the country together... South Africa can be one of the success stories of the 21st century.

Today the main, over-riding purpose of the European Union is different: not to win peace, but to secure prosperity.