The advent of interconnectedness and of weapons of mass destruction means that, increasingly, I share a destiny with my enemy.

At the next election he'll offer the British public an alternative that provides weight and substance and seriousness in a political debate that is, frankly, increasingly obsessed with modishness and flim-flam.

Coalition will come sooner or later, I'm certain of that.

The multinational corporations now developing budgets often bigger than medium-sized countries — these live in a global space which is largely unregulated, not subject to the rule of law, and in which people may act free of constraint.

Truth and reconciliation' are always combined, but I would split them: I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.

What my future will not be is active politics in the Liberal Democrat party.

I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads.