Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to listen to rock music.

Politics may be the art of the possible; but, at least in life, give the impossible a go.

People know where I stand in the Labour party and what I believe in.

There's a huge wave of anti-establishment feeling. There's an enormous amount of anger. And it's collapsing governments and political movements across the world right now.

I may find Saddam Hussein's regime abhorrent - any normal person would - but the survival of it is in his hands.

One thing, change, is what everyone says. The question is, what type of change? What's the right change to produce a different outcome for the people left behind by globalization?

For me, 9/11 was a game changer. It altered my perception of the security threat we faced. I took the position that Britain should be shoulder to shoulder with the U.S. It was a big decision; I didn't take it lightly, or in ignorance of its consequences. It's a big commitment for a country to give, but I believed it was the right thing to do.