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

The economies in Europe that will prosper, are those that are the greenest and the most energy efficient

Whatever new arrangements are enacted for the Eurozone, they must work fairly for those inside it and out.

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.

My question right now would be to Colonel Gaddafi, which is: 'What on earth do you think you are doing? Stop it.'

Too many people are stuck on sickness benefits because of issues that could be addressed but instead are not, some have drug or alcohol problems, but refuse treatment. In other cases, people have problems with their weight that could be addressed, but instead a life on benefits rather than work becomes the choice.

Let me completely condemn these sickening scenes; scenes of looting, scenes of vandalism, scenes of thieving, scenes of people attacking police, of people even attacking firefighters. This is criminality pure and simple and it has to be confronted.