Global warming could be solved by shifting three to four per cent of global GDP to pay for it.

If I blew my nose the Daily Express and the Daily Mail would say that I am trying to spread germ warfare.

I have opened newspapers and read incredible lies.

Everyone changes all the time.

Just because I am critical of the coalition doesn't mean I am anti-English. I am just anti-scumbags.

The market is a brilliant system for the exchange of goods and services, but it doesn't protect the environment unless it's regulated, it doesn't train your workforce unless it's regulated, and it doesn't give you the long-term investment you want.

I feel a degree of regret that Marshall did not push on and say 'abolish the GLC' because I think it would have been a major saving and would have released massive resources for productive use.