For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs.

Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by.

I don't want to crawl over the entrails of past disputes.

Fairness is not about statistical equality.

I'm not psychic. I cannot know what is in the mind of particular public figures.

One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament.

Sally is my wife, but not my chattel or my property.