I don't think the British carry a historical consciousness either.

A truly vibrant and creative culture depends on a system of education which is not divided along class and sectarian lines.

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.

In my view the European culture carries a very heavy responsibility for the creation of Israel... it is a product of both British and Stalin's anti- Semitism, but the British never faced their own complicity in its construction.

I am not very moved by historical apologies.

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

All I do is read books, really. I worry about that sometimes. I don't seem to have a hobby or anything.