I didn't much like being in Parliament physically. I found it a bit depressing. It's very dark and heavy. I like being out and about.

In Britain, polls show large majorities in favour of mansion taxes and higher taxes on the finance sector.

I didn't much like being in Parliament physically. I found it a bit depressing. It's very dark and heavy. I like being out and about.

I'm not saying [economic] growth is wrong, but throughout the years of growth, many things didn't get better. ... If you look at America, the proportion of Americans with no one to talk to about important things went up from a tenth to a quarter.

The longer you commute the less happy you're likely to be.

Learning isn't something you should only do solo.

Cities simply don't have the powers they need to radically innovate in cutting obesity or the number of disaffected teenagers.