Yes, I do talk to my trees. I did say to one 'You'd better smarten yourself up or you'll be gone' and the next year, well, you've never seen such a mass of flowers.

They say a man should be judged by his enemies. I am very proud of mine.

I can foresee no circumstance in which I would allow my name to be put forward for the leadership of the Conservative Party.

In the end leaders are leaders. They get the credit and they get the blame.

The two super-powers cannot divide the world into their oyster.

I always knew that Neil Kinnock belonged in the economic nursery. Now, God help us we've got twins.

You can't wield a handbag from an empty chair.