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

You do have to do business with and to try to influence people you don't agree with, or find disagreeable, so it's important to stress that balance.

You can gain in your effectiveness as a politician from a wide acquaintance with the world and from a degree of independence that having some outside interests gives.

When the Lord Chancellor violates the trust of his great office of state to solicit party donations from people whose careers he can control, and then says I'm not sorry, and I'd do it again no wonder the public think that power has gone to their heads.

We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.

As far as I'm aware, everybody in the shadow cabinet accepts that there's a compelling case on climate change and a strong scientific case.

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