I have been reading the press more regularly than others over 50 years and it seems to me that there are things that have changed in the press that have changed its character.

The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision.

Political suicide can end a career.

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

I can't legislate to change human nature.

Well what would happen is that if Greece defaulted and couldn't pay its debts, all the Greek bonds that are held in other banking systems across Western Europe would suddenly have no value. You could as a knock-on effect create a banking crisis in Western Europe.

Well British troops are superb in the field in terms of conflict.