Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations.

I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills.

We've got to demonstrate why European unity and integration, our vast single market, our single currency, equip us with the strength to embrace globalization.

For too long, decisions have been taken behind closed doors - tablets of stone have simply been past down to people without bothering to involve people, listen to their views or give them information about what we are doing and why.

The markets don't like instability and they don't like uncertainty.

There is no high-carbon future

Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them.