Medical school had been a time for imaginary diseases and Martin had contracted almost all of them.

I can't accept collective responsibility for the decision to commit Britain now to military action in Iraq without international agreement or domestic support.

The longer we remain in Iraq the more our occupation becomes part of the problem... rather than the solution.

She thought about how marvelous is would be to have a wife keeping the house in order, the meals on the table. At the same time it seemed ridiculously unfair that she could never have a wife. In fact, if she married, she would be expected to be the wife.

Medical school had been a time for imaginary diseases and Martin had contracted almost all of them.

Chicken Tikka Massala is now a true British national dish, not only because it is the most popular, but because it is a perfect illustration of the way Britain absorbs and adapts external influences.

Saddam is neither friend nor brother to us, and he will never pay off debts to us. It's the question of precedent: today the United States doesn't like Iraq, tomorrow Syria, then Iran, North Korea and then what: everyone else?