Where defining foreign policy as 'ethical' went wrong was that it implied that all decisions would be exclusive in every respect of any dealings with unethical regimes.

I'm not, nor is anybody I know in government part of a nasty right wing clique.

Britain does not normally these days play a huge part in peacekeeping.

I have found that I get a better reaction from people once I am less bothered about their reaction.

The EU is not a country and it's not going to become a country, in my view, now or ever in the future. It is a group of countries working together.

How long do Syrian families have to live in fear that their children will be killed or tortured, before the Security Council will act? How many people need to die before the consciences of world capitals are stirred?

I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.