Businessmen should stand or fall on their own two feet.

Margaret Thatcher drove us like there was no tomorrow. But I think there is a genuine feeling now that this macho, workaholic, earn lots of money way of life has run its course. There has been a shift in attitude. People are looking for a more balanced approach.

I won't claim the workhouses didn't have their problems, but they were set up by people who cared.

There's no smoke without mud being flung around.

The Labour Party is being led by a woman but she has not been elected to anything. She is the lady who makes the breakfast in the Kinnock household.

If someone asks for a soft drink at a party, we no longer think he is a wimp.

The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.