I'm a bit of a political geek anyway, so you tend to write how you think the rhythms of an administration will go.

Listening to classical music is a journey not a state; it's an activity not a meditation.

It almost seems like anyone who doesn't seem political in any way is at an advantage. It's almost like anti-politics. A stage where anyone who acts - and it is an act - as if they have nothing to do with the way that daily politics works is lauded as some kind of superstar human being.

Write what makes you laugh not what you think will make someone else laugh.

I'm a bit of a political geek anyway, so you tend to write how you think the rhythms of an administration will go.

The busier you are, the less time you have to make decisions.

It's still very relevant to how politics works within government, but in terms of the way into politics for an outsider, no, I don't think that would work. I don't know what would, other than... people are going online, and finding the single issue topics. I mean, look at the junior doctors' strike at the moment, or benefit cuts. That sort of cut across parties, and real pressure was felt in the government from inside and out.