I think it's appropriate that we simplify, clarify and strengthen, so instead of this nebulousness, we have clarity and authority invested in teachers once more.

I think more and more respect has been accorded to teachers, and quite rightly so.

The common fisheries policy essentially gave other European Union nations unfettered access to our fish stocks and - I would hope - that if we leave the European Union, we can once more see the ports of Peterborough and Fraserhead and Grimsby flourishing, because we will take back control of our territorial waters.

We have, in the E.U., a market rigged in favour of the rich and stacked against the poor, and I think that's wrong.

I think writers, by nature, are more observers instead of participators.

I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made for a marriage of love. I will give all my soul to prove this once more.