the thrust of the plan.

I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics.

Throwing young men out of work, throwing people into poverty and ending business life don't promote stability in the Palestinian territories,

He would like Britain to take a leading role in the affairs of the EU, and to lay to rest our ambivalence about membership of the union,

This is an act of war by madmen.

There is a sort of exotic preposterousness about a lot of elections, the way arguments are made even cruder.