I'm a fighter, not a quitter.

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

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

If the constitutional treaty is rejected it will be back to square one, just at a time when we want Europe to be a more effective force for good in the world, when we need to buttress ourselves against the pressures and insecurities of globalization.

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

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