Politics Is Much Too Serious

To Run An Effective Political Party You Need A Degree Of Tribalism, It's The Glue That Holds Everyone Together.

My Idealism Has Not Abated, But I Have Witnessed It Withering Away Nationwide, To The Point Where At Least Among The Young, To Have Ideals Is Akin To Being Blinkered And Oldfashioned.

I Should Do Something About The Cigarettes; I Quite Accept That It's Bad For Your Health, But You Know A Moderate Tipple Is Positively Beneficial And, At Certain Times, Absolutely Essential.

The Quicker We Get Rid Of The Lobby System The Better For All Of Us. I Don't Think In This Day And Age It Is Tenable To Have These Nods And Winks, And On-the-record And Off-the-record Briefings.

I Believe That Access To A University Education Should Be Based On The Ability To Learn, Not What People Can Afford. I Think There Is No More Nauseating A Sight Than Politicians Pulling Up The Ladder Of Opportunity Behind Them.