I don't work hard enough. If I had worked harder I might have been prime minister.

I grew up in a house with very few books.

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

When I was leader of the GLC, by the time I had been in control for three years, the difference in pay between the cleaner and the director general was a four-to-one ratio. I find that attractive.

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

I fear that within 10 years gays, trade union activists and left wing politicians will be led off to the gas chambers.

I am a socialist, a believer in rational thought and the rule of law.