You can't get much more liberal than John Kerry is. I mean, he's my candidate, but, I mean, come on.
The global economy is spluttering back into life. The Tories would have left it to choke to death.
There are, of course, always painters whom I admire and find fascinating. I've often thought, 'Goodness, if I could paint like the Danish Golden Age painters, the early 19th century painters, the way they could paint a landscape - absolutely beautiful.'