Think of how we challenged the impression that we taxed for its own sake and that we were hostile to business. We were right to change.

Think of how we challenged the impression that we taxed for its own sake and that we were hostile to business. We were right to change.

I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining.

The new generation of Labour is different. Different attitudes, different ideas, different ways of doing politics.

This is a proud day and an important step forward in the fight for equality in Britain. The overwhelming majority of Labour MPs supported this change to make sure marriage reflects the value we place on long-term, loving relationships whoever you love.

Congratulations to Barack Obama - great victory based on building fairer economy and optimism about what politics can achieve.

One of the drivers of displacement and potential conflict over the next 10 to 20 years will be climate (change) - resource scarcity, climate change is going to compound the cocktail that's driving war and displacement.