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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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