I firmly believe that volunteering is good for our society and brings communities together. It's a fantastic opportunity to get involved in your local community, to meet new people and to gain a sense of pride and achievement.

My policy on cake is pro having it and pro eating it.

This is a super masticated subject, and it is time to spit it out.

Some people play the piano, some do Sudoku, some watch television, some people go out to dinner parties. I write books.

I lead a life of blameless domesticity and always have done.

Never in my life did I think I would be congratulated by Mick Jagger for achieving anything.

The crucial thing is to look in an informed way at what's going on. Look at the way in which we are forced by our imbalanced system to push away people who might contribute mightily to the NHS.