There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence.
When I first started out in politics I was, what you might describe as, a hard right Conservative.
For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs.
The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.
A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn.
There are people who are just very, very sniffy and snobby and have always sort of looked down their noses at me.