British ferries have stopped transporting live animals to the Continent. This has made it very difficult for England fans to get to Away matches.

There are problems with nursing - such as the issue of nurses all having to do degrees these days. But that doesn’t mean to say the entire infrastructure of nursing is falling about and that it is populated by unfeeling psychopaths, which is, frankly, the implication sometimes.

Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect.

I wasn't one of those hideous children who make their parents sit through hour-long performances when you're seven. I didn't do anything like that thankfully.

Anything is good if it's made of chocolate.

There are 10-20 times more male comics than female comics; it's something to do with the social structure of society.

I love doing stand-up. It's so self-contained - you go there, you do it, you go home - but with telly, there are too many people involved with it with opinions. You have a product, and everyone wants to change it.