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

At last someone takes me seriously.

[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.

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

I got fed up of listening to bollocks

I have neither the learning nor the experience to know whether the doomsayers are right about the human causes of climate change. But I am willing to acknowledge that people who know a lot more than I do may be right when they claim that it is the consequence of our own behaviour. I assume that this is why the BBC's coverage of the issue abandoned the pretence of impartiality long ago.

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