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

I gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on.

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.

At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and human rights with impunity.

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

We're not getting involved in terms of sending ground forces into Libya. Let's be clear about that. And indeed the UN Resolution forbids that. It says no foreign occupation of any part of Libya.

I have always thought that foreign-policy idealism has to be tempered with realism.