We've heard so much about the American dream: well, Trump is the American nightmare made flesh. All the things about 'the ugly American' that we worry about and which the Americans see in themselves, it's all of that. This is a politics of egotistical display.

It would shine a torch into the dirty little corner where the BNP defecate on our democracy, and that would be much more powerful than duffing them up in the street - which Im also in favour of.

I'm just saying that we need to find a better way to manifest the broader society's aspirations, politically. The key to it has to be some sort of proportional representation, which allows there to be more parties.

Just because you're gay, I won't turn you away. If you stick around, I'm sure we can find some common ground.

Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.

I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash.

I'd like to think that in a generation or two we'll have politicians whose life experience reflects that of the people who are voting for them.