But the thing I felt most strongly about, and put at the end of one of the prison diaries, was education.

Time spent on preparation is seldom wasted.

I'm vulgar, I'm a populist. But isn't that what the mayor should be?

Chatterers are a menace.

I put £150,000 into the stage production of Grease and have got back £1.5 million so far. It has been a fantastic success.

Are parents always more ambitious for their children than they are for themselves?

The popularity of an individual in life often only manifests itself in death.