I Know People Are Fickle.

I Have Always Thought That Foreign-policy Idealism Has To Be Tempered With Realism.

Elected Presidents Are For Countries.

Let's Not Be Afraid To Speak The Common Sense Truth: You Can't Have High Standards Without Good Discipline.

I'm Going To Reduce The Size Of The Cabinet, Cut The Number Of Ministers, Reduce The Size Of The House Of Commons, Campaign For A European Parliament With 100 Fewer Members, Halve The Number Of Political Advisers, And Abolish A Huge Swathe Of Labour's Regional Bureaucracies - And Agencies And Their Offices In Brussels.

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.