Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.

Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.'

My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for.

I think almost every political leader is always told that the next speech they make is the most crucial one.

We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.

All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour.

Every parent wants to know that their children are protected against those who have a particular agenda until they get old enough to make decisions for themselves.