Look, I've always said from the word go many years ago that I felt the whole bonus culture, they need to think very carefully about being detached from the rest of the British public.

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.

Can there not be a limit to the fact that really you need to cut your cloth in accordance with what capabilities and finances you have?

Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.

The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.

If you knowingly and willingly embark on criminal behaviour, the consequences of that should be... that you lose some of your benefits under the current system

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