I'm not in the business of warning people.
When I first started out in politics I was, what you might describe as, a hard right Conservative.
Fairness is not about statistical equality.
There are people who are just very, very sniffy and snobby and have always sort of looked down their noses at me.
If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker.
It is quite wrong for party conferences to be used as an excuse for the Commons not to sit. Conferences could be held at weekends.