Diplomacy is unfashionable in the world of knee-jerk reaction and the dogmatic sound bite on television.

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

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

Silence is regarded as a sort of sin now, and it has to be filled with a lot of gossip and soundbites.

We must admit that history is enjoyable to a large extent because it enables us to pass judgment on the past.

Some people find it difficult to argue with a woman Prime Minister and shrivel up.

People know they are lacking something, they are constantly wanting some kind of spiritual guidance.