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

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.

Television bosses should stop insulting the public's intelligence by assuming we are all idiots.

It's stupid to have a simple-minded view.

I've always thought you have to live life looking forwards, not backwards. I've had no interest at all in who my ancestors are.

The idea of a tax on the ownership of a television belongs in the 1950s. Why not tax people for owning a washing machine to fund the manufacture of Persil?

[Cycling] is easily the quickest way around central London, faster than bus, Tube or taxi. You can predict precisely how long every journey will take, regardless of traffic jams, Tube strikes or leaves on the line. It provides excellent exercise. It does not pollute the atmosphere. It does not clog up the streets.