I have not a clue why they sent it to me. As far as I know I have not got a reputation as a receiver of stolen goods.

Ones teachers all belonged to that generation who were imperialists, and the whole narrative throughout my adolescence was of countries leaving the empire. I find it extraordinary that this purpose which drove how we viewed the world is now considered to be something that has no effect upon us.

It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer.

Sharing holiday snaps on social media is an act of arrogant vanity.

I've spent my whole life being told I have a face like a horse. You are just what you are, aren't you?

I voted against Gerald Nabarro in my first general election, but my defiance made no difference. If you had put a Conservative rosette on a mustachioed hamster, it would have been elected.

I find it odd that people take me seriously.