What's your favourite Gloucestershire day out?
A day with Vale of the White Horse Hunt in the hills around Sapperton
And your favourite place to eat out in the county?
At home – my wife is a better cook than most Michelin chefs
What's the worst job you've ever had?
When the children's favourite pony was really badly injured, I was the only one around to put it down.
Have you got any unusual habits?
I love the early mornings
Who is your hero and why? Margaret Thatcher because she changed our attitude to responsibility.
What book are you reading at the moment or tell us your favourite?
Douglas Hurd's Memoirs
What was the last film you watched?
Skyfall
First single/record you ever bought?
Francois Hardy 'Je t'aime'
Facebook or Twitter?
Neither, telephone or come round for a drink