Few nations match our rich resource of literature.

Part of the problem is that he lacks confidence. He is nervous.

I am not in any way opposed to medieval studies (or for that matter Latin).

But it doesn't stop at school. We can all enjoy books throughout our lives - as I certainly continue to do.

We are always looking for a small number of very evil needles in a very large haystack, which is the city of London.

One of my passions is that children enjoy their time at school - and reading for pleasure can be an important part of that.

I don't mind there being some medievalists around for ornamental purposes, but there is no reason for the State to pay for them.

We can all take responsibility for helping to bring about change, and keeping our friends and colleagues safe from domestic violence

I am sure some people will say I am a killjoy for taking away the right of those men who wish to pay for sex, but I do not think it is inevitable for men to pay for sex.

The people who will succeed fifteen years from now, the countries which will succeed, are those which are most based on a sustainable vision of the world. That is what we should be training people to do

Yes is the answer to that question. I've enjoyed being in government... if it would be useful for me to serve I would like to do that. [saying he would like to work for Gordon Brown despite his previous opinions of him!]

I am willing to accept that there are women out there who say they have chosen to sell sex. But they are in the minority, and laws are there to protect the majority. In this case, the majority of women in prostitution want to get out, and suffer violence and exploitation. If there are women who have made a free choice, there are more who have had no choice.

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