Essentially we need a new social consensus for economic reform as New Labour has achieved in Britain.

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.

Of course, the EU is not going to fall apart, but at best it will stagnate for the foreseeable future and we will be dealing with quite a lot of internal chaos.

I didn't mislead people. I know I didn't lie and I have got to establish that.

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 have moved on from being a British parliamentarian, I have moved on from being a New Labour politician, I have moved on from being the supporter in the active day-to-day sense of Tony Blair.