Labour have been listening for too long to the so-called experts who think that competition is a dirty word and that communicating facts to our children is elitist.

I described the euro as a burning building with no exits and so it has proved for some of the countries in it.

Elected presidents are for countries.

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

I have always thought that foreign-policy idealism has to be tempered with realism.

Obviously a Conservative government will always leave taxes lower than they have been under Labour. Those things go with the territory of the Conservative Party.

It's necessary for Israelis and Palestinians to make the compromises that are required to get the direct talks back on track.