One minute I was a clapped-out, two-guinea, legal-aid lawyer, and the next minute I was in parliament.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was paid to be cheeky and people clapped me for it.
I came in to make a difference, to be a minister, to make policy.
I was pretty young when my father was prime minister, so it wasn't really a big part of my life. My folks were away a lot, meeting foreign dignitaries and that sort of thing, but it never struck me as odd. If anything it allowed me to get into all sorts of mischief.
I was a litigation lawyer, following the crowd off the proverbial cliff, when I pressed the pause button.
I was involved in some peaceful protests.
There was only one punch. Tony Blair rang me and he said 'Are you OK?' and I said 'Yes', and he said 'Well, what happened?' and I said 'I was just carrying out your orders. You told us to connect with the electorate, so I did.
The judge turned his back towards me, sitting back on his judge's chair, while I was in the witness stand being questioned. The whole courtroom was full of these anarchists, leftists, communists and Jewish lobbyists.
Then I received support from the Government to compete for my country, and to represent Cuba in competition.
As soon as I got the Nobel Prize my back collapsed and I was in hospital.
I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening.