Dark forces dragged me away from the keyboard, swirling forces of irresistible intensity and power.

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

I want to offer particular congratulations to Andrea Leadsom on her stunning achievement. She is now well placed to win and replace the absurd gloom in some quarters with a positive, confident and optimistic approach, not just to Europe, but to government all round.

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

Try as I might, I could not look at an overhead projection of a growth profit matrix and stay conscious.

London is the sporting capital of the world. I say to the Chinese and I say to the world, ping pong is coming home.

This is not a time to quail, it is not a crisis, nor should we see it as an excuse for wobbling or self-doubt. But it is a moment for hope...