You know, the media and politicians are always gonna be in a bit of tension with one another and probably most of the time that's healthy and indeed even creative. But it's where - it's really when news organisations are used as kind of instruments of politics that it gets tricky.

People always think American politics is very different, but usually it is a predictor of what happens in the politics elsewhere.

My faith foundation works to bring about a greater respect and understanding between different faiths. We basically work with six popular religions in the world which are the three Abrahamic religions, Hinduism and Buddhism and Sikhism.

I think crime is a huge issue for people. If you were living in the poorest state, and you've got drug dealers at the end of the street, and your life's in misery, and you're afraid of your kids going out the door. I mean, the job of progressive politicians is to do something about that.

The money from Iraqi oil will be yours - it will no longer be used by Saddam Hussein for his own benefit.

I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that the intelligence was genuine.

Human progress has never been shaped by commentators, complainers or cynics.