Actually, I think it's quite sensible not to take yourself too seriously.

Actually, I think it's quite sensible not to take yourself too seriously.

You won't catch Liberal Democrats describing trade unionists as wreckers.

The quicker we get rid of the lobby system the better for all of us. I don't think in this day and age it is tenable to have these nods and winks, and on-the-record and off-the-record briefings.

Befriending provides a valuable lifeline to many people who feel isolated in their communities often as a result of ill health or poverty. I would like to thank all those who volunteer as befrienders and I hope that your numbers will increase in coming years. Your kindness and hard work is, I know, very much appreciated by those you help.

Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success.

I am genuinely not an over-the-top kind of person about politics or anything else.