In my third husband I had discovered a blissfully laid-back type who thought it nothing less than hilarious when I misread the map on the way to Wales, so it took us an extra three hours, or when I was sick in a plastic carrier bag during much of the drive back from Devon - a bag that turned out to have a hole in it.

I have always voted Labour and I always will. I have got to have one stupid, bovine part of me and that's the part that votes Labour.

If you want sex, have an affair. If you want a relationship, buy a dog.

As with most liberal sexual ideas, what makes the world a better place for men invariably makes it a duller and more dangerous place for women.

Punk was over in two years. That was the only damn good thing about it.

I'll declare my own interest right here at the start and admit that, like the vast majority of people, I find youthful looks appealing.

Sadly, a lot of what passes for feminism these days is just moaning about men, congratulating ourselves on nothing in particular, and mocking them for being big kids while doing everything we can to keep them that way.