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.

Fifteen years ago, if you said business will help save the environment people would have laughed at you. Today, I believe that is a serious proposition.

People should go about their daily lives, to work, to live, to travel, to shop, to do the things people did in the same way as they did them before 11 September.

The free enterprise system has not failed; the financial system has failed.

Bill Clinton has been a true leader of the western world. He has been a friend and a counsel to me and other leaders right around the world.

We are all internationalists now, whether we like it or not...

Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.