Britain is not in the single currency, and we're not going to be. But we all need the eurozone to have the right governance and structures to secure a successful currency for the long term.

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

Just as I believe that Britain should want to remain in the EU so the EU should want us to stay.

Strong views exist on both sides but I believe MPs voting for gay people being able to marry too, is a step forward for our country.

Edward Heath and Richard Nixon took personal awkwardness with each other to new and excruciating levels.

The news that Osama Bin Laden is dead will bring great relief to people across the world. Osama Bin Laden was responsible for the worst terrorist atrocities the world has seen - for 9/11 and for so many attacks, which have cost thousands of lives, many of them British.

You do not have to be an economist to know that putting up the cost of employing someone is a pretty barking thing to do when you're trying to get out of a recession.