There is a spiritual side to our connection with the planet. And in this material world, that's anathema. It is somewhat worrying. What I say.. it makes life. It gives us fulfilment. It makes us whole human beings. And without it, we make mistakes. And, boy, are the leaders of the world making mistakes at the moment.

Globally the Greens have arisen like a spontaneous combustion, a reaction to the narrow-minded state-backed exploitation of resources and wealth for a few at the expense of the many.

I'm a very great non-violent character. I would never resort to violence to change anything.

One-time Guinness World Record holder for Yo-Yo endurance.

Every time I get a bit worried about having made some second rate choices in life I go back and read about the Suffragettes or William Wilberforce, people who were "wrong" in their own time and think, ah well.

I have never met a person in whom I did not see myself reflected.

There's a presumption that somehow you calculate beforehand whether something is going to be good politically or not. I simply don't.