Egypt is a sovereign nation.

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

Unless there is meaningful change in Syria and an end to the crackdown, President Assad and those around him will find themselves isolated internationally and discredited within Syria.

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

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 we have a Deputy Prime Minister who tells people not to drive cars but has two Jags himself, and where the Minister who tells people not to have two homes turns out to have nine himself - no wonder the public believe politicians are hypocrites.

Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.