"Government gets things right" does not encourage sales. "Government makes another blunder" does encourage sales, so there's a commercial imperative that pushes sensationalism.

Ronnie Barker will forever be remembered as one of the great comic actors.

I have a huge admiration for the House of Lords, I have a huge admiration for the people who work in the House of Lords, they're great public servants and they do an absolutely tremendous job.

Society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less.

Political suicide can end a career.

When the euro was born, it was born in the wrong economic circumstances.

I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument.