As a military man who has given half a century of active service I say in all sincerity that the nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils because of the illusions they have generated. There are powerful voices around the world who still give credence to the old Roman precept - if you desire peace, prepare for war. This is absolute nuclear nonsense.

Prince Charles is an absolute Mountbatten. The real intelligence in the royal family comes through my parents to Prince Philip and the children.

Churchill was the canny political animal, very devious, bursting with energy and determination, learning as hard as he could.

I believe firmly that it was the Almighty's goodness, to check my consummate vanity.

Actually, I vote Labour, but my butler's a Tory.

You can divide my life into two.

The team should have implicit confidence in the captain's decisions.