I've enjoyed the people and the drama. Those who've been grateful or even those who've been hateful—at least they felt something about me and politics. It's not all about me! The times of tension, from revealing Grant's "leaked Budget" to "train wreck" media interviews—whether with John Campbell or Susie Ferguson or others—where the commentariat have confidently pronounced my career over many a time—many a time. Well, now it is, on my—actually, probably Natalie's, Emlyn's, Harry's, and Jemima's terms. This won't be the longest valedictory; the really good stuff, as I say, is for the next book. 