Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to listen to rock music.

One thing I'm not sure of - and it's a very open question - is whether the type of politics that I represent really has had its day or not. Now I obviously believe passionately it hasn't, that it's still the answer and not the problem, and, you know, the evidence points both ways.

There are two outstanding issues in democratic politics these days. One is the relationship with the media, which is now 24/7, and operates with a completely different intensity than even 15 or 20 years ago. How do we have a proper conversation between leaders and country when it's moderated sometimes in a very partisan and inflammatory way? And the second thing is the effectiveness of our democracy. How do we get the right gene and talent pool in politics?

The great advantage of the Lib Dems is precisely that no-one knows what they stand for.

Saddam Hussein's regime is despicable, he is developing weapons of mass destruction, and we cannot leave him doing so unchecked. He is a threat to his own people and to the region and, if allowed to develop these weapons, a threat to us also.

It's not a burning ambition for me to make sure that David Beckham earns less money.

Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to listen to rock music.