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

It is the only time that I can ever remember the Prime Minister reading out the conclusions of a meeting that did not take place. They were already written before it started.

Mrs Thatcher was not lightly bullied.

I keep telling my Tory colleagues: don't have any policies. A manifesto that has policies alienates people. In 1979 the manifesto said nothing which was brilliant.

You can imagine the sign outside Tory central office. Shop closed - out to lunch.

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.

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