Today further EU targeted sanctions on Syria come into force. The message is clear and unambiguous: those responsible for the repression will be singled out and held accountable.

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

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

Where defining foreign policy as 'ethical' went wrong was that it implied that all decisions would be exclusive in every respect of any dealings with unethical regimes.

To the hard-working people who set a little bit aside each month, to provide for their children, or to fund their own retirement, I say: you should be rewarded not punished.

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

I've always been opposed myself to prisoners having the vote.