I Am A Bit Of A Lefty

The House Has Noticed The Prime Minister's Remarkable Transformation In The Past Few Weeks, From Stalin To Mr. Bean.

The Worship Of Youth Has Diminished - Perhaps Generally - In Recent Years.

I Made Friends With A Boy Who Was A Communist When I Was 13 And That Broadened My Political Views, But It Also Brought Me Into Conflict With My Father Who Was Very Right-wing.

Fundamental Renegotiation Is Very, Very Unlikely To Produce Any Significant Change

My Late Wife Olympia Was Goan And I've Been To India Many Times. I Love The Food There. We Used To Do Our Shopping In Southall, Where You Can Find Cheap But Wonderful Fruit Like Mangoes, Vegetables And Spices. I Didn't Do Much Of The Cooking, As Olympia Did A Lot - I Was The Under-chef And Did Some Of The Chopping.