The first rule in politics is that there are no rules, at least not in the sense of inevitable defeats or inevitable victories. If you have the right policy and the right strategy, you always have a chance of winning. Without them, you can lose no matter how certain the victory seems.

The British people are the boss.

Our new world rests on order. The danger is disorder. And in today's world, it can now spread like contagion.

Stirring is OK. It just depends what happens in the end.

And the problem is, I can apologise for the information that turned out to be wrong, but I can't, sincerely at least, apologise for removing Saddam.

Now, again, what the center ground has got to do is to respond to people's genuine concerns and fears.

The public think the politicians don't know or care about their lives; and the politicians feel misunderstood.