When we have a Deputy Prime Minister who tells people not to drive cars but has two Jags himself, and where the Minister who tells people not to have two homes turns out to have nine himself - no wonder the public believe politicians are hypocrites.

The EU is not a country and it's not going to become a country, in my view, now or ever in the future. It is a group of countries working together.

If some of the people who write about mojo came with me for a week, they would drop dead on their feet.

Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve.

You can see over time whether people are prepared to differ or not.

Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense.

I have found that I get a better reaction from people once I am less bothered about their reaction.