So I'm definitely in favour of stimulating the dynamic wealth creation sectors of the economy.

The volunteering spirit of Londoners is part of what makes this the best big city on earth.

I dont see why people are so snooty about Channel Five. It has some respectable documentaries about the Second World War. It also devotes considerable airtime to investigations into lap-dancing, and other related and vital subjects

We need to remember that we can't compete endlessly with other nations that set their income taxes substantially lower than ours. They will attract jobs, and investment. They may generate more tax - and they may even persuade their tennis champs to run that extra half yard

But if people want to swim in the Thames, if they want to take their lives into their own hands, then they should be able to do so with all the freedom and exhilaration of our woad-painted ancestors.

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

I'm a one-nation Tory.