Turning away Turkey from the EU would be a great, long-term - a century-long - error by Europe.

There's only one growth strategy: work hard.

In my view what you can't argue for is a system that is neither decisive nor proportional and can be indecisive and disproportionate at the same time.

On the question of taking credit for what goes right and blame for what goes wrong - having led the Conservative party for four years, I have never heard of this notion before.

Yes, I've never inherited a penny!

I don't think a wise thing at this moment is for Israel to launch a military attack on Iran.

Turning away Turkey from the EU would be a great, long-term - a century-long - error by Europe.