Has there ever been a visitor to Ludlow who hasn't wished they lived there?

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.

The early bird may get the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

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.

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

I've always felt myself to be an outsider. I've always felt awkward.