If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker.
I've never been much given to little social cliques.
The Conservatives must realise that being sceptical is different from being phobic in what is an interdependent world.
The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.
There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence.
One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament.