I never aspired to be Speaker simply so I could say, 'I am the Speaker of the House of Commons,' and tell my children that.
I was proud to be a Tory Member of Parliament for twelve years, proud to represent Buckingham as a Tory, proud to have voted with my party 99% of the time as the record shows.
Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by.
I'm supremely uninterested as to what is written in many of the newspapers.
Fairness is not about statistical equality.
Sally is my wife, but not my chattel or my property.
