The understanding which has driven New Labour's reform is to put the individual citizen - the patient, the parent, the pupil, the law abiding citizen - at the centre of each public service, with the service reformed to meet their individual requirements

You've got to listen but you've also got to lead.

Repressive states are developing weapons that could cause destruction on a massive scale.

Our tolerance is part of what makes Britain, Britain. Conform to it; or don't come here.

I think we've, again, got to be extremely careful; otherwise we'll misunderstand what's going on in Iraq and in Syria today. Of course, you can't say that those of us who removed Saddam in 2003 bear no responsibility for the situation in 2015.

It's not a burning ambition for me to make sure that David Beckham earns less money.

The great advantage of the Lib Dems is precisely that no-one knows what they stand for.