When they took TV to Fiji they found that after 3 years nearly 12 girls out of 100 were over the toilet bowls with bulimia because they felt inferior.

I think it is one of the capacities of human beings, to create style.

In general, the Western body has become a global brand.

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

The insistence that the commercialisation of the body is a fit subject for political discussion and intervention is well overdue.

Beauty has been democratised. No longer the preserve of movie stars and models but available to all. But while the invitation to beauty is welcomed, it has become not so much an option as an imperative.

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.