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It’s Probably The Most Unpopular Policy I’m Responsible For. I Know It Is Very Unpopular, Culling Badgers. But I Believe It Is The Right Thing To Do. You Have To Make Choices As A Politician. Sometimes It Means Doing Something You Know People Don’t Like.

The Eu Must Be Able To Act With The Speed And Flexibility Of A Network, Not The Cumbersome Rigidity Of A Bloc. We Must Not Be Weighed Down By An Insistence On A One Size Fits All Approach Which Implies That All Countries Want The Same Level Of Integration. The Fact Is That They Don't And We Shouldn't Assert That They Do.

Edward Heath And Richard Nixon Took Personal Awkwardness With Each Other To New And Excruciating Levels.

2012 Has Been An Extraordinary Year For Our Country. We Cheered Our Queen To The Rafters With The Jubilee, Showed The World What We're Made Of By Staging The Most Spectacular Olympic And Paralympic Games Ever And - Let's Not Forget - Punched Way Above Our Weight In The Medals Table.

Because I'm A Democrat! The Will Of The People Is Sovereign.