My own special relationship with America began at an early age. My father, a fellow journalist, named me after Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

As a cub reporter, I devoured books about journalism.

While the web is very much the first draft of history, a rough-cut, it still has to be good journalism, well-sourced, reliable. Clearly, the printed form is going to have more effort put into it, going to be more reflective and relevant.

We have Trumpist (ph) tendencies in Europe. Look up Marine Le Pen in France. Look at the Five Star Movement headed by a clown by profession, Beppe Grillo, in Italy.

We British play an important role in Europe, even if we have a traditional and historical ambivalence towards the continent.

My own special relationship with America began at an early age. My father, a fellow journalist, named me after Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

I walk into the office at Southwark Bridge every morning, and I have no idea whats going to happen.