My first public impression was my French teacher, Derek Swift.

When you consider what Tony Blair was saying about liberty, human rights and that sort of thing, it would be terribly revolutionary to sell the speeches he and Jack Straw made in 1994.

I am just fascinated by this reassurance from a menacing figure. It is rather frightening.

Just when exactly does the Millennium begin? Some say 1999, some say 2000, and some say 2001. You wait a thousand years for one, and three turn up at once.

I had an Edinburgh, middle-class childhood and a public school education.

It is almost impossible to say the name of Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawat without adding 'give a dog a bone'

I've no idea what they make of me. People usually don't recognise themselves in an impression.