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

Everybody should have an equal chance - but they shouldn't have a flying start.

Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.

There is something utterly nauseating about a system of society which pays a harlot 25 times as much as it pays its prime minister, 250 times as much as it pays its members of Parliament and 500 times as much as it pays some of its ministers of religion.

The cumulative effects of the economic and financial sanctions might well bring the rebellion to an end within a matter of weeks rather than months.

I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep.

The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.