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Boris Johnson, the test case for a Tory government. He’s overturned the tariff on gas-guzzlers; he’s only building social housing in already deprived areas, he praised the sub-prime mortgages in America; he destroyed cycle lane budgets but still called himself green. And those are the very few things he has done…Good. I like politicians who don’t legislate a lot.

I don’t regard it as a Socialist Conspiracy, but I do regard it as a monolithic bureaucracy where not enough is spent on direct patient care. To my mind, you could break it up into smaller geographical units, decentralise it more efficiently on a regional basis.

I was selected as a candidate by a very conservative constituency – having told them I was gay. If you’d said to me ten years ago that that could happen I’d have laughed. Margot James herself was selected in a marginal seat. I willingly pay tribute to Labour on gay rights

you’re right. I shouldn’t be thinking about eating the clinically obese.

[You've got chronic asthma, if you keep out of fumes and carry an inhaler you'll live another 5 years, if you get H1N1/A you're a goner!]

I thought (as directed by medical authorities) you weren’t suppose to take Tamiflu unless doctors were certain you had H1N1. That is because it isn’t effective until you have it. Isn’t that true?