Saying we can't afford to invest in early child development means we're storing up bigger costs in the future.

There's good evidence that if people are disempowered, if they have little control over their lives, if they're socially isolated or unable to participate fully in society, then there are biological effects.

... social environment in childhood affects achieved adult height, life chances, and ultimately mortality rates in adult life. (...) ... social circumstances acting in childhood do have a persisting effect on adult disease rates, in addition to influences acting in adulthood.

I came from a warm Jewish family.

Your position in the hierarchy influences your behaviour.

If people want me to go round and talk to governments and others then I feel that responsibility which is why I am on the road a good deal of the time and why I'm not slowing down.

The brain is an important gateway by which the social environment impacts on people's health through the mind.