All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

I have had the advantage of a radical Christian upbringing

The exhaustion of old age is something people who are younger don't fully appreciate.

In the end, the tragedy of Harold Wilson was that you couldn't believe a word he said

An educated, healthy and confident nation is harder to govern.

Although socialism is widely held by the establishment to be outdated, the things that are most popular in British society today are little pockets of socialism, where areas of life have been excluded from the crude operation of market forces and are protected for the benefit of the community

Undoubtedly the war with Iraq was a tragedy. I think it was also a crime.