I had a happy childhood.

I do think it's strange that I get associated with Iraq more than the people who were Foreign Secretary or Defence Secretary. It's because of my closeness to Tony [Blair], which I don't regret at all. I think that was a privilege.

Tony's [Blair] convinced I'm going to find God. I do have spiritual moments, but I don't think it's God.

One in four of us will have a mental illness at some point. That is a lot of people.

What concerns me is that the Independent is going, and there are job cuts at the Guardian, but the wretched Daily Mail is still rampant, making lots of money by millions of people clicking on pictures of cellulited women. I think that's sad.

I have always been driven. I have always believed in what I believe very deeply.

To me, marriage is partly a religious thing and I'm not religious.