Michael Ancram

This is a very important moment in Gibraltar's history -- 300 years of being British, which is rather longer than read more

This is a very important moment in Gibraltar's history -- 300 years of being British, which is rather longer than it was ever Spanish.

Too often in the past, Tony Blair has gone to Washington and instead of pressing the British case or British read more

Too often in the past, Tony Blair has gone to Washington and instead of pressing the British case or British arguments, he has effectively done what the president asked him to do and forgotten that he should be arguing Britain's corner.

It has been three years since the government published details of the options regarding the regulation of private military companies, read more

It has been three years since the government published details of the options regarding the regulation of private military companies, yet ministers have failed to find a solution.

Sometimes conflict is necessary in the short term to achieve peace through the threat of aggression, and sometimes it is read more

Sometimes conflict is necessary in the short term to achieve peace through the threat of aggression, and sometimes it is the threat of conflict which can establish peace.

Shared sovereignty doesn't work, because sovereignty depends on being able to exercise authority,

Shared sovereignty doesn't work, because sovereignty depends on being able to exercise authority,