In my experience of these things, parties which shout about dirty tricks and the like tend to do so because they fear a direct hit in some vulnerable part of their political anatomy.

There is no high-carbon future

Instead of saying that globalization is a fact, that it's inevitable, we've also got to demonstrate that while the growing interdependence of the world economy is indeed a fact, it's not uncontrollable.

What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe.

We are intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich.

What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world.

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