I hated what Margaret Thatcher had done. How she'd taken jobs. I hated her divide and rule politics.
Let me just say this - I may not have children myself, but I am part of the best family in the world - my mum, my dad, my brothers and my nieces.
Can you imagine the Mail on Sunday asking the weight of the prime minister, George Osborne or any other leading politician? I just think it's unbelievable that in the 21st century women still get asked such very, very different questions from men.
Europe has massive challenges in completing the single market, the free movement of labour or benefits.
I've seen phenomenal work in Leicester where people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease use telecare to measure their own oxygen levels, and if they need to change their meds they get a phonecall from a nurse who has seen the results of their readings.
Voters in my constituency do not feel people who are not working should get more than those in work.
We have to be as passionate about wealth creation, skills, life chances and world class education as we are about wealth distribution.
There's nothing progressive about spending more on servicing your debt than on educating your children.
As a shadow minister I've been working with the Treasury team for years and they've been clear we couldn't make unfunded commitments.
I believe you need to have a serious and credible shadow cabinet with people who are prepared to take on the very difficult issues we face as a party, as well as inspiring our supporters with a clear vision for the future.
I think many parents who are not on tax credits have to make difficult decisions about how many kids they can have and how many kids they can afford.
If people do not think we are serious on the economy or about supporting great business, withdrawing from the world, not being strong on our international alliances... I think that could further undermine support for us.
Instead of promoting inherited wealth for the few, I want to tackle inherited disadvantage for the many.
There will remain a role for the private and voluntary sectors where they can add extra capacity to the NHS or challenges to the system. I believe what matters is what works. That's what I've always believed in and I continue to believe in.
We definitely need more women in politics. We don't want women in their late teens or early twenties who are interested in politics to think they would never go into it.
I don't want anyone being put off going into politics because they fear their personal life, family and relatives will be spread all over the media.
We are a party that believes in dignity and respect for one another. We can't say that is what we want in the country if we don't behave like that ourselves.
I always wanted to be a dancer. I danced for maybe 16 years. So I would have loved to have been a dancer in the past.
Can you imagine if it was like that: everything you're doing as you grow up you're wondering, 'What is that going to mean if I ever end up being a politician?' You wouldn't have anybody except ruthlessly ambitious automatons going into politics.
I like listening to Ken Clarke. He has had guts in taking his own party on on Europe - and I am a massive pro-European - and I think he stuck with what he believed in through thick and thin even when many have opposed him.