Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial.

I thought of the analyst Winnicott's observation: 'It is a joy to be hidden but disaster not to be found'.

Consumer society tantalises us. We then try within ourselves to control the needs that are being constantly stimulated.

Boys, young men, men of all ages are being captivated by the new visual grammar which pushes men to pout and posture.

Public intellectuals come from a range of areas and use their expertise to comment more widely than just their field. They want to make a contribution to public space, and they stick their necks out to do it.

If I were afraid of wrinkles, I'd probably be hiding in a cupboard, because I have a lot of them.

Our idea of a healthy body is so destabilised that insecure people have come to bolster their own bodies by deeming others - those with fat bodies - less worthy, less capable and less employable.