My Public Caricature - That Of A

He [tony Blair] Was Always Ambivalent About The [rupert] Murdoch Papers. But He Gave Other Papers The Chance To Believe It Was Just About 'the Independent.' And That Was Wrong.

As Tony [blair] Said In His Book, Gordon [brown] Was Brilliant And Impossible. If He'd Just Been One Of Those Things, The Options Are Obvious.

The Royal Family's Existence Is A Constant Reminder Of The Hollowness Of John Major's Rhetoric, And Idiotic Statements By Its Leading Members A Constant Boost To The Republican Cause. They're Fine Opening Hospitals. It's When They Open Their Mouths They Get Into Trouble.

I Want To Write More Books, See My First Novel Made Into A Film, Fight More Campaigns, Work In More Countries. I Want To Be Able To Recall Experiences That Have Endured For Their Pleasure And Range And Intensity.

For All That The Papers Would Say I Was A Liar, I Took The Words I Was Saying At Briefings As Seriously As Tony Blair Took What He Would Say At The Despatch Box. I Find It Very Difficult Not To Tell The Truth. I Felt I Was Accountable For What I Said.