A tablet replacing an exercise book is not innovation, it's just a different way to make notes.

All real capitalisms are impure hybrids, mongrels mixed with other strains.

The smug complacency of technology adverts disguises a pretty mixed picture, with too many people not connected, too many passive users of technologies designed for interactive, and far too much talk about empowerment but far too little action to make it happen.

Britain is rich in radicalism, and anyone who says that our society has drifted into fatalism and apathy should get out more.

On the environment and climate change, I suspect that future generations will think there was too much timidity, too much fear of upsetting business. Basically, New Labour was very nervous about regulating business, or requiring it to do anything, even when there was a very clear social or environmental case for doing so.

Democracy isn't solely about polite conversations in parliaments. It needs to be continually refreshed with raw passions, anger and ideals.

Systems governed by only one set of rules are more vulnerable than those with variety.