In the days when the nation depended on agriculture for its wealth it made the Lord Chancellor sit on a woolsack to remind him where the wealth came from. I would like to suggest we remove that now and make him sit on a crate of machine tools.

Ah, you're the one who wrote the letter. So you can write then.

Are you running away from something?

It's no use saying do this, do that, don't do that ... it's very easy when children want something to say no immediately. I think it's quite important not to give an unequivocal answer at once. Much better to think it over. Then, if you eventually say no, I think they really accept it.

We go into the red next year... I shall have to give up polo.

It's difficult to see how it's possible to become immensely valuable by singing what are the most hideous songs.

Do people trip over you?