We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with 19th century Darwinian, competitive, crude ideas.

Now we are flying off into outer space, there is no clear curb on what can be done in the name of the economy.

The real fight is about what should be in the marketplace and what should not. Should education be a marketable commodity? Should healthcare?

I was recently looking at what they can actually do to reduce consumption of petrol. It would be quite possible to build automobiles out of carbon fibre that would be just as strong, weigh 10 times less and consume 10 times less petrol.

I'm a radical reformist, because between where we are and where I want to go there's a great deal of work, and I won't see the end of this.

Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in America in the 1930s under Roosevelt.

If you cut down a forest, it doesn't matter how many sawmills you have if there are no more trees.