A poem is but a thought, a mere memory caught at play. From hand onto paper, bleeding thoughts emerge.
The thing about politics is to plan 10 years ahead, and assume every year is your last.
What is even more worrying still is George Osborne's breathtakingly complacent response to today's figures. This is a Chancellor who is in total denial.
Trying to cut the deficit too far, too fast isn't working. The government must adopt a steadier, more balanced plan to get our deficit down and take immediate action now to support the economy and create jobs here in Britain.
The national deficit is not rising.
I will ask every government department to draw up a plan for civil service relocation outside London. And a Labour Treasury will set an objective for savings over the course of the next decade.
I don't think I've ever sent a text to Gordon Brown because I'm confident that he would absolutely have no idea how to receive it. He barely managed to master WordPerfect 4. 1.
Stupid people always ignored good advice
Truth from the mouth of an honest man and severity from a good-natured man have a double effect.
I'll bring my tax returns; you bring yours. I'll meet you anytime anywhere.
There is such pleasure in long-term marriage that I really would hate to be my age and not have had a long-term marriage. Remember, sustaining a pleasurable, long-term marriage takes effort, deliberateness and an intention to learn about one another. In other words, marriage is for grown-ups.