The problem is this. The spread of markets outpaces the ability of societies and their political systems to adjust to them, let alone to guide the course they take

Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from existing nuclear weapons and from further proliferation.

We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.

National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence.

On climate change, we often don't fully appreciate that it is a problem. We think it is a problem waiting to happen.

The electoral process has not countered the sense of disadvantage felt by opposition political parties who consider the conditions were unfair,