When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards.

Being an MP is a good job, the sort of job all working-class parents want for their children -- clean, indoors and no heavy lifting. What could be nicer?

There is no reason why the US and the UK cannot have close relations.

There are 101 websites out there for debate - this was a blatant last attempt to get someone to stand against Gordon Brown.

I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs.

My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable.

I spend a lot of time visiting local organisations.