a marathon not a sprint

The doctors told us this is not going to be a sprint, it's going to be a marathon and we're all committed to be running that marathon with him.

We believe we are the people who represent the top echelon of marathon running. This is about competition. We believe this is the most exciting thing to happen in our sport in quite some time.

the state has a role in helping people through rapid economic change. But not as a permanent safety net.

Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling, in hosting the G20 summit and in the budget, must display the same boldness in tackling the instability at home that they do in promoting a worldwide answer to the global meltdown.

Bishops and judges are some of the best politicians in the world. They know how to manipulate the political process.