The cure for cynicism is simply to engage honestly.

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.

The cure for cynicism is simply to engage honestly.

The promise of Western capitalism of ever rising rates of pay has turned out to be the cheque that bounced

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

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.

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.