"You don't need to follow me. You don't need to follow anyone. You're all individuals"

The believer. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.

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But there is no proof, otherwise it would be called science and not faith. Faith is the abdication of all personal responsibility and the rejection of the idea that you can think for yourself.

I don't have prime, but I assume you've seen the films Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile? Also, check out "Time" on the BBC iPlayer which I thought was really good.

I remember when I got my first computer and learnt to program it. I was obsessed with coding and learning everything I could. I still enjoy it today, but now it's a job and all the wonder has gone out of it. It's not possible to recapture that feeling.

I go to London museums quite frequently. I think the last one I went in was the Science Museum, to see an exhibition of Chinese automata. I go in there every time that they have a new exhibition or gallery open. I used to live across the road from it, when I was a student, and I know that museum inside out.

I just booked to go and see Girls Aloud at the O2 next week. No shame 😂

Usually about 7.

Time for other people

Nothing is free. The government has no money of its own, it only has our money that it takes from us in taxes. The government don't make anything or earn anything, they only spend. Private businesses make the money, which is why it is important that governments look after businesses.

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There are certain public services that governments should provide - particularly those things which are a common good, which people are incapable of providing for themselves, and for which it is impossible to charge people individually. A good example is street lighting. Nobody can light up the whole country, and you can't charge people for using the light outside your house, so only governments can provide that service, through taxation. Another good example is national defence.

I always have something in my diary to look forward to.