I don't join or leave things lightly.

- Margaret Beckett

The rewards that will flow from a successful shift to a low carbon economy are high. Neither governments nor business can afford to let these opportu…

- Margaret Beckett

Everyone must be clear that business as usual is not an option. Most of us live in buildings erected long before we were born and our successors will…

- Margaret Beckett

One of the reasons I came into politics was because I thought I lacked the skills to be a social worker.

- Margaret Beckett

In the UK what we've found is that even businesses which prided themselves already on their efficient management find that a really beady-eyed scruti…

- Margaret Beckett

Humankind has the science and technology to destroy itself or to provide prosperity for all. But while science offers us these opportunities, science…

- Margaret Beckett

You have to make your choice and live with your choice.

- Margaret Beckett

My own passion for caravan holidays has been occasionally commented on by the media. It is certainly something that I am proud of.

- Margaret Beckett

Today's dialogue has succeeded in reinforcing the need for international partnerships and cooperation in tackling the reality of climate change.

- Margaret Beckett