I Care More About Getting This Right

I Don't Watch A Huge Amount Of Telly. I Read A Lot. I'm Reading At The Moment 'freedom,' By Jonathan Franzen, A Great Big Brick Of A Book, And I'm Loving It.

If The Euro Zone Doesn't Come Up With A Comprehensive Vision Of Its Own Future, You'll Have A Whole Range Of Nationalist, Xenophobic And Extreme Movements Increasing Across The European Union. And, Frankly, Questions About The British Debate On Eu Membership Will Just Be A Small Sideshow Compared To The Rise Of Political Populism.

I Am A Passionate Believer In Freedom Of Speech. I Would Not Support Anything Which Would Impinge On Aggressive Robust Freedom Of The British Press, But When Things Go Wrong And There Has Been Outright Illegality, There Should Be Proper Accountability.

Grown-up Politicians Talk To Each Other Across Party Lines. Over The Last Few Weeks I Have Had Lengthy Conversations With Ed Miliband, David Miliband, With Tony Blair, With Peter Mandelson... Talking About Europe, Talking About Political Reform.

What We Should Be Doing In The Eu As A Whole Is More Economic Integration In The Single Market, Rather Than Less.