It is normal for politicians in all countries to profess themselves the pupils of history, anxious to draw the right lessons from her teaching.

We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those signposts of history that point in the direction which they themselves already favour.

Margaret Thatcher was fearful of German unification because she believed that this would bring an immediate and formidable increase of economic strength to a Germany which was already the strongest economic partner in Europe.

If Margaret Thatcher had been Prime Minister at the time, there would have been no Treaty of Maastricht.

Ten Downing Street is a house, not an office. That is its most important characteristic.

A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.

No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for example by allowing more time to the UN inspectors.