The Politician Who Never Made A Mistake

If You Look At Things That Really Affect People's Lives - Sport, The Arts, Charities - They Were Always At The Back Of The Queue For Government Money - Health, Social Security, Defence, Pensions Were All Way Ahead. And Each Of Those Areas - Sports, The Arts, The Lottery - Got Relatively Petty Cash From The Government.

I Have Been Reading The Press More Regularly Than Others Over 50 Years And It Seems To Me That There Are Things That Have Changed In The Press That Have Changed Its Character.

If You Look Back Historically, Admittedly A Long Time Ago, There Were Three Afghan Wars In Which Britain Didn't Even Come A Good Second. In More Recent Years The Russians Were There With 120,000 Men For Ten Years.

My Father Was 64 When I Was Conceived, My Mother 38, Which Was Late For Babies In The 1940s.

My Mother Was The Center Of The Family.