and it's in the form of a cicada, i think. and it's japanese.d it dates from probably the middle of the 19th century. and those two holes are the clue as to what it is. it's actually a netsuke. it's worn at the waistband like that. i think it's a very unusual and rare object. i think you wouldn't have much trouble getting around £1,000 for it. good heavens. - bit of a shock? - good heavens. well, it is a big shock. good. - thank you. - i'll look at it with different eyes. well done.

i've always been in politics impolitic cicada q&a and that stands in your mind for questions and answers. if you're at the podium it stands for questions and avoidance. you ask anything about, i do my best to avoid saying something that will be a career killer. the concept of the book and even the title is that while the issues that we face in this countries are extraordinarily complex, often the answers to dealing with them aren't easy, but they are simple. and it's necessary to back away from a factory micro, but a macro lens at some of the big problems and ask ourselves, is a commonsense principle we could apply that would make sense out of some of the challenges and issues that we face. so in each of the chapters, what i've done is sort of created a sub title. for example, the first chapter when i talk about the most important part of government is the father, mother and children. the reason i say that is the first level of government to which any of us are subjected is not the government of our city, state or even federal government. it is the government of her own family. that's wh