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

Europe lacks leadership and a sense of mission and too many people don't feel a part of it.

It's a very good idea that we have a third term Labour government led by Tony Blair for a full term.

In the space of a decade, China and India have emerged as dramatic, dynamic competitors.

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

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

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