I would like to sound like James Mason. I reckon if I'd had a better voice I could have been prime minister. It is the most irritating voice in public life.
I am a socialist, a believer in rational thought and the rule of law.
I am not against Israel, I am against Zionists.
Every budget I have ever prepared has been balanced.
If transport, housing and Olympic projects do not work, I will crawl away under a stone.
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.