I Think The Biggest Mistake I Made

In Housing In The Fifties In Britain And The Sixties, We Pulled Down The Terraces - Destroyed Whole Communities And Replaced Them With Tower Blocks And We Built Walkways That Became Rat-runs For Muggers. That Was The Fashionable Opinion. But It Was Wrong.

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.

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

When I Was In Office The Fundraising Was Done By The Party Treasurers.

The First Requirement Of Politics Is Not Intellect Or Stamina But Patience. Politics Is A Very Long Run Game And The Tortoise Will Usually Beat The Hare.