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

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

If some of the people who write about mojo came with me for a week, they would drop dead on their feet.

We are making progress militarily, there is no doubt about that. You've seen the reports from Misrata, although reports of the Gaddafi forces completely pulling out of Misrata seem to be exaggerated.

Whatever happens in Mogadishu, in Somalia, will happen in Great Britain. We have interlocking interests.

The low carbon economy is at the leading edge of a structural shift now taking place globally...

It was inevitable the Titanic was going to set sail, but that doesn't mean it was a good idea to be on it.