I have no interest in managing my financial affairs.

I spent the 1960s and 1970s seeking myself - the working-class tradition of self-education.

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

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.

I was a weedy kid, not like one of those working-class men who can accommodate not being academically clever by physical strength and prowess.

Give me the whole world to run and then I'll be happy. If tomorrow I was told I had to sort out the whole world's problems I'd sleep like a baby.

I mean I get loads of money, all from different sources. You give it to your accountant. They manage it. But you pay corporation tax. If you're then taking it out and spending it on yourself, you have to pay more.