I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain. Britain's place is in Europe.

The last thing we need is to turn in on ourselves rather than face us up to what we have to do in the world.

There is no high-carbon future

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.

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.

Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing a mind and identity of its own which embraces France but is not controlled by France.

Few politicians are good at taking the high ground and throwing themselves off it.