We can debate this or that aspect of climate change, but the reality is that most people now accept our climate is indeed subject to change as a result of greenhouse gas emissions.

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.

If you're interested in politics and you're not following it, then it's a little bizarre.

...we must support and protect individuals and companies engaged in life saving medical research

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.

I've never ruled out the possibility of going back into public service.

The view we took at the time and we take it now is that the war was justified legally because he [Saddam Hussein] remained in breach of UN resolutions.