I can't admit to myself that the creation of a Palestinian state won't happen. What I know is that with each passing year it gets more and more difficult to happen, not least because there is more and more bloodshed, generation upon generation. David Miliband admitbloodshedcreation share on social
People feel politics isn't about their lives. David Miliband feellivepeople Change image and share on social
The problems that the world faces - from nuclear proliferation to climate change - can't be tackled by the West alone. They need a coalition of not just West and East, but they need a coalition of Christian and Jew and Muslim. David Miliband changechristianclimate share on social
Successful economies in the modern world are not sheepish about the power and responsibility of the state. David Miliband economymodernpower Change image and share on social
In Britain, the centrally prescribed welfare to work system short-changes the young unemployed. Transport, housing and education are over centralised. David Miliband britaincentralisecentrally Change image and share on social
The test of leadership for David Cameron was actually to bring the British Conservative Party back in to the mainstream. David Miliband backbringbritish Change image and share on social
My advice is very simple: if you can win a small battle, it gives you confidence in the political process to take on bigger battles, and so it is very much a bottom-up grass-roots way of doing politics. David Miliband advicebattlebig share on social
But for me, my personal relations, my personal family relations, are very important, and we've always tried to make sure that the public and the private are kept separate. David Miliband familyhaveimportant Change image and share on social
I've committed myself to serve my constituents in South Shields and I have committed myself to British politics. David Miliband britishcommitconstituent Change image and share on social
Today, Labour has a disruptive economic narrative - that Britain needs fundamental change in its market structure and culture to compete in the modern world. David Miliband britainchangecompete Change image and share on social