Hitler bombed London into submission but in fact it created a sense of national solidarity.

I am not very moved by historical apologies.

Hitler bombed London into submission but in fact it created a sense of national solidarity.

I think protest and actions have to be organised against the Israelis and their backers. There needs to be a concerted high profile campaign to raise awareness of the people in this country.

I always feel freelance writers are leading a heroic life. I think that is the real writer's life. On the other hand, it's good to have another job. It gives you something to do.

Ulysses is the greatest anti-racist text in the English language, and it challenges right from the beginning the vicious racism which lies near the foundations of the Irish Free State and of the Irish republic.

I wish I could write lyrical poems, but I just write the way they come.