The threat from Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological, potentially nuclear weapons capability - that threat is real.

One thing I'm not sure of - and it's a very open question - is whether the type of politics that I represent really has had its day or not. Now I obviously believe passionately it hasn't, that it's still the answer and not the problem, and, you know, the evidence points both ways.

I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament.

Yes, I feel I've got something to say. If people want to listen, that's great, and if they don't, that's their choice.

The emphasis placed by more and more companies on corporate social responsibility, symbolises the recognition that prosperity is best achieved in an inclusive society.

The first big choice: a government with the strength to deliver stability, or a government that takes the country back to boom and bust.

What people should understand is that I adore the Labour party.