It is obvious I shall have to abandon my hopes of getting the Queen's head off the stamps.

No medieval monarch in the whole of British history ever had such power as every modern British Prime Minister has in his or her hands. Nor does any American President have power approaching this

Thanks to the tabloid campaigns I have many death threats and I was very pleased to get another one the other day.

There may be a legal obligation to obey, but there will be no moral obligation to obey. When it comes to history, it will be the people who broke the law for freedom who will be remembered and honoured.

I am a public library

It is not surprising that more and more people are coming to the conclusion that the ballot box is no longer an instrument that will secure political solutions... They can see that the parliamentary democracy we boast of is becoming a sham.

Making mistakes is how you learn.