I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides.

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.

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war.

I think it is having answers and not simply anger, and providing solutions that people believe will change their lives in a radical way but do it in a way that's sensible.

But in terms of how people live together, how we minimize the prospects of conflict and maximize the prospects of peace, the place of religion in our society today is essential.

Any parent wants the best for their children. I am not going to make a choice for my child on the basis of what is the politically correct thing to do.

It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.