For me, socialism has always been about liberty and solidarity, but also about responsibility.

My problem is how to find the best way of being useful.

I cannot resign myself to the decline of Europe, and of France.

These days there are not enough of such intermediary groups, between the state and the individual, with the result that political leaders are often unduly guided by opinion polls.

This weakening is worsened by the widening distance between the governed and their governments.

Even in Britain, the trade unions tell me that employment contracts have less protection than in the past.

The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault.