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.

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

It's not just politicians. Any spokesman for a vested interest is well schooled in how to say what it is they wish to say, which may bear no relation at all to what you've asked them.

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.

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

Scepticism is a necessary and vital part of the journalist's toolkit. But when scepticism becomes cynicism it can close off thought and block the search for truth.