The core strands of my involvement in public life are a belief in the need to strive wherever possible for equality of treatment and opportunity, to ensure all people have the means to a decent livelihood.

Some people are born with the necessary gift, and some work hard to build on the few gifts they have.

The forces that are in play on climate change essentially revolve around the generation of power, the transportation of goods and services and people, and the sorts of materials that we use to fuel the whole of our civilisation.

I believe the divine is part of the world, not in a pantheistic way but by way of the movement of the Spirit.

You don't want to spend your life explaining yourself.

Climate change is such a huge issue that it requires strong, concerted, consistent and enduring action by governments.

There was never going to be a right time for a band that was still recording and had health in its environment, had made a very good record and was playing well.