You have to give kids from ordinary families a ladder. You have to show them there's a way out.

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

Home is oneness, home is my original nature. It is right here, simply in what is. There is nowhere else I have to go, and nothing else I have to become.

The thing to remember about Phuket is it's very beach-oriented and relaxed. The trendiest beach is Koh Sirey, which is full of groovy places to have a cocktail and watch the sun go down.

The thing I care about is my weight - I'm as fanatical about it as a member of Girls Aloud. I weigh myself every morning. I know exactly what I want to be - 82kg - and I try to stick to it.

The tattooed nation will live to regret this voluntary disfigurement.

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