Neil Kinnock's speeches go on for so long because he has nothing to say and so he has no way of knowing when he's finished saying it.

I think the majority of the British people are still sanguine about the need for war.

When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight.

You're lucky to head a coalition government. I am a coalition government on my own.

You've had an extremely weak euro on the foreign exchange markets, you've had a very dubious policy being followed.

Too many people looked to me in the eye and did not tell me the truth.

I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument.