Advice To Estate Agents

Avoid using the word "delighted" in your sales pitch, it really is very naff.

Advice To Journalists

Remember to say thank you to your interviewee, you may want to talk to him/her again one day.

The Nature of Man

When push comes to shove the true nature of the individual, for good or bad, will reveal itself.

Those who know in advance the true nature of that individual, will know what to expect and how best to manage it.

Advice To The Prime Minister

People want to be in control of their own lives, they do not want a control freak trying to impose centralised control.

Unless you get that point, and stop trying to micro manage people's daily lives, you and your party are finished.

Bank Holidays

Cometh the bank holiday, cometh the rain.

Rationalisations

Rationalisations are the lies that we tell ourselves in order to make us feel better about ourselves.

Foam

Beware foam on your food...stick to gravy!

Advice To Prime Ministers

Playing the "class war" card in by-elections is unwise given that many ministers own more than one home, and the ex Prime Minister has just spent £4M on a property.

Human Rights

The human rights of the victim outweigh the human rights of the criminal.

The Future

Those who are afraid of exploring the future, and cling to the past, will be forever consigned to the dustbin of history.

Advice To Prime Ministers

Bribing the voters with their own money might, in the short term, dig you out of a political hole. However, in the long term, the voters will take their revenge on you in the polls.

Sod's Law

It is the law of sod that as soon as I wear my white jacket, it rains!