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

The British retreat is over and now the advance will begin.

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

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.

It makes life very simple actually. You could be giving a TV interview in howling gale and it no longer matters.

The total economy of Latin America is bigger than China.

Not all politicians are bonkers, but most of them are.