I always find that democracy is very unpredictable. What is clear is that members vote very much not on trends read more

I always find that democracy is very unpredictable. What is clear is that members vote very much not on trends but on whatever they feel is worthy, without any external influence.

This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances.

This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances.

We do not have unlimited capital. If we cannot make the new library sustainable for future generations we are providing read more

We do not have unlimited capital. If we cannot make the new library sustainable for future generations we are providing a maintenance timebomb.

We're beefing up our rehab services for the coming years, including cardiac rehab.

We're beefing up our rehab services for the coming years, including cardiac rehab.

None of these guys will back down from anything. I don't think they're afraid of the big crowds or the read more

None of these guys will back down from anything. I don't think they're afraid of the big crowds or the moment. I think they'll thrive on that.

The army needs to be neutralized, and the best way for doing this is to make sure that certain top read more

The army needs to be neutralized, and the best way for doing this is to make sure that certain top figures and second-tier commanders are unwilling to cooperate with the regime should it opt to crackdown.

There is no foul play suspected.

There is no foul play suspected.

The campaigns have done of a lot of the intensive grass-roots work and electronic media — radio and TV advertising. read more

The campaigns have done of a lot of the intensive grass-roots work and electronic media — radio and TV advertising. They're clearly generating more interest than we had two years ago, and I think that'll carry through to election day.

Its risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even read more

Its risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes home too early.