It's too much to expect in an academic setting that we should all agree, but it is not too much to expect discipline and unvarying civility.

This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief.

I have absolutely no difficulty myself with the playing of God Save the Queen in the presence of Her Majesty.

A conservative is someone who does not think he is morally superior to his grandfather.

Nobody should claim that the war [in Iraq] is over. But certainly it can be said that the regime is finished.

The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine.

I accept that in a free society you have to justify reductions in people's liberties. I accept that, bearing in mind my starting point is that the most important human right is the right to life.