When Your Back Is Against The Wall,

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.

I Think The Majority Of The British People Are Still Sanguine About The Need For War.

I'm Very Proud Of What My Parents Achieved And What They Stood For. They Didn't Have Much, But In Many Ways They Were Richer Than Most.

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

I Think The Biggest Mistake I Made Was This Wretched Ability To See Both Sides Of An Argument.