I feel a little uncomfortable at being asked the sorts of questions that other Catholics in public life tend not to be asked.
If you want to put a price on carbon why not just do it with a simple tax?
Certainly, my uni days involved some statements that I wouldn't make today.
Well, I'm not saying that an emissions tax is ever going to be good policy.
You cannot win an election without a fight
Putting labels on people is so counter-productive. Most of us on some issues could be considered conservative, on other issues could be considered progressive, on other issues might be thought of as being moderate, on other issues might be thought of as being rather forthright.