I Like The Best Of The British

Of Course There Are Regrets. I Shall Regret Always That I Found My Own Authentic Voice In Politics. I Was Too Conservative, Too Conventional. Too Safe, Too Often. Too Defensive. Too Reactive. Later, Too Often On The Back Foot.

A Country Of Long Shadows On County Cricket Grounds, Warm Beer, Green Suburbs, Dog Lovers, And Old Maids Cycling To Holy Communion Through The Morning Mist.

It Is Time To Return To Those Core Values, Time To Get Back To Basics: To Self-discipline And Respect For The Law, To Consideration For Others, To Accepting Responsibility For Yourself And Your Family, And Not Shuffling It Off On Other People And The State.

I Will Turn Directly To The Asylum Bill Later.

Ronnie Barker Will Forever Be Remembered As One Of The Great Comic Actors.