And so we stayed out in the garden of the old house until we couldn't kick a ball, laughing in the gathering twilight, making the most of the good weather and all the days that were left, our little game watched only by next door's cat, and every star in the heavens.

If someone does something illegal on Twitter - like incite hatred, or make racist remarks, or threaten to rip someone's intestines out if they insult Justin Bieber - then there has to be some way of censuring them.

The most convincing argument against early parenthood is that you are in a relationship that is likely to fall apart before that child grows up.

I can't think of a bigger waste of police time than chasing somebody who has said something offensive on Twitter.

The British - who rarely start a fight, but always know how to finish it - have nothing to be ashamed of.

When you have a kid, money matters.

When you are a journalist in the music business, as I was, you end up dying or going to the gym - I chose the gym.