Diane Abbott

My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background.

I knew what could happen to my son if he was sent to the wrong school and got in with the wrong crowd.

When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards.

Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?