It is more important for Labour to raise the reputation of politics than for the Tories, who are only in politics for the money.

If you say someone is thrilled, it implies talk of an exciting project. I'm wary of such talk.

The Government's enthusiasm for 24 hour drinking puzzles me... We want people to be responsible, yet we urge them to drink.

I am not against Muslim schools. But as I believe in integration, I think we would be better off overall if we did not have denominational schools at all.

It is more important for Labour to raise the reputation of politics than for the Tories, who are only in politics for the money.

There are alternate definitions of manhood in the West.

I don't think we can go into important local elections next year... with Tony Blair as leader and expect to keep many of the councillors we've got now.