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

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

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 stupid to have a simple-minded view.

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

[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.

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.