In many ways I think the French electorate will decide the timing because if the French vote ‘no’ then there will be really no rational reason for him to stay on.

It is one of the growing products of the fact the Prime Minister is going and his authority isn’t as strong as it used to be.

The present system of protecting NHS patients was a bit of a shambles.

I don’t think we can go into important local elections next year… with Tony Blair as leader and expect to keep many of the councillors we’ve got now.

People of all ages, including children, have been exposed to clever and eye-catching advertising material, … All that will now change. Tobacco advertising is going to end, and it’s going to end soon,

Smoking is the now the principal avoidable cause of premature death in Britain. It hits the worst off people hardest of all. Smoking is one of the principal causes of the health gap which leads...

All businessmen are scum.

There are alternate definitions of manhood in the West.

Pubs now face the very real likelihood of a ban. It would serve their interests to make sure it is a comprehensive one.

The Government’s enthusiasm for 24 hour drinking puzzles me… We want people to be responsible, yet we urge them to drink.

I am not against Muslim schools. But as I believe in integration, I think we would be better off overall if we did not have denominational schools at all.