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

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

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.

They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict.

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.

Firstly, people take for granted that the E.U. has created the biggest economic space in the world.

We are intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich.