When I think back to my childhood, it's with a mixture of amusement and embarrassment. I was always forgetting things. My mum called me scatty because I could never sit still. But there was no sense I was suffering from a medical condition as such. Rory Bremner amusementbackcall share on social
One of my greatest sadnesses at the prospective break-up of the Union is that it will set English, Welsh and Northern Irish against Scots in a bitter division of the debts and resources of the whole of the U.K. Rory Bremner bitterbreakdebt share on social
In truth, I barely knew my father at all. He was 53 when I was born, and when I was ten he contracted cancer. Eight years later, in 1979, he died. Rory Bremner barelybearcancer Change image and share on social
When you consider what Tony Blair was saying about liberty, human rights and that sort of thing, it would be terribly revolutionary to sell the speeches he and Jack Straw made in 1994. Rory Bremner blairhumanjack Change image and share on social
I wish my father had lived longer. He died when I was 18. Rory Bremner diefatherlive Change image and share on social
I've no idea what they make of me. People usually don't recognise themselves in an impression. Rory Bremner haveideaimpression Change image and share on social
But let's be clear. We're talking about a country where there's no opposition. As leader he can ignore Parliament and - sorry that's Tony Blair isn't it? Um, so he doesn't even have to ask the country before he goes to war - sorry that's still Tony Blair. Rory Bremner blairclearcountry share on social
A lot of what I do - I have to try and make sense of things before I can make nonsense of them. Rory Bremner lotmakenonsense Change image and share on social
Maybe we like our politicians to appear like bumbling oafs. It certainly never did Ronald Reagan or George Bush any harm. The Italians still seem enamoured of Silvio Berlusconi - a man whose entry into a room is less likely to be greeted with the Italian national anthem than by the Benny Hill theme tune. Rory Bremner anthembennyberlusconi share on social
Like millions of Scots, I've agonised over whether to go for independence or remain with the Union. Rory Bremner agonisehaveindependence Change image and share on social