Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve.

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

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.

Elected presidents are for countries.

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

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

You have to have as many defences in place as you possibly can. But even then of course - and it's important to stress this - you cannot guarantee being able to prevent every attack or every kind of attack.