At Last Someone Takes Me Seriously.

It's Not Just Politicians. Any Spokesman For A Vested Interest Is Well Schooled In How To Say What It Is They Wish To Say, Which May Bear No Relation At All To What You've Asked Them.

Scepticism Is A Necessary And Vital Part Of The Journalist's Toolkit. But When Scepticism Becomes Cynicism It Can Close Off Thought And Block The Search For Truth.

[cycling] Is Easily The Quickest Way Around Central London, Faster Than Bus, Tube Or Taxi. You Can Predict Precisely How Long Every Journey Will Take, Regardless Of Traffic Jams, Tube Strikes Or Leaves On The Line. It Provides Excellent Exercise. It Does Not Pollute The Atmosphere. It Does Not Clog Up The Streets.

It Would Be Unforgivable To Use The Role I Have, Such As It Is, To Inflict My Incoherent, Half-baked View Of The World On People. That Would Be Illegitimate And Unacceptable And I Should Be Fired.

Ones Teachers All Belonged To That Generation Who Were Imperialists, And The Whole Narrative Throughout My Adolescence Was Of Countries Leaving The Empire. I Find It Extraordinary That This Purpose Which Drove How We Viewed The World Is Now Considered To Be Something That Has No Effect Upon Us.