Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high, not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whatever terms are offered us? No.

It is quite clear to me that the Tory Party will get rid of Mrs Thatcher in about 3 years time.

Debating against him is no fun, say something insulting and he looks at you like a whipped dog.

A week is a long time in politics.

Tories never actually talk about getting rid of their leader, then suddenly there us a flash of steel between he shoulder-blades and rigormortis sets in.

He who rejects change is the architect of decay.

I'm at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.