It strikes me as being morally repulsive and intellectually absurd that people die of want in a world of surplus.

Physically I'm tired at the end of the day and quite glad to be reading in bed by midnight

Blair has called Africa 'a scar on our conscience'. It is more. It is the gaping wound of the world's soul.

Men who are not given any voice in this because of the secret nature of the courts, what they're left with is dressing up ridiculously, but at least using humour to try and draw attention to their kids

I was really lucky that I came to puberty at a time when music and politics were completely intertwined

But I think Prozac is a lethal drug, I've several friends just haven't made it by taking Prozac.

You cannot even begin to understand contemporary African politics if you have not read this fascinating book