I actually think the civil service, who are the malignancy at the heart of public life, have consciously prevented, talked ministers out of, made it difficult regulatory-wise, to allow more pressure on alternative energy sources to grow.
Polling in a general election is pretty accurate, because turnout is usually high.
I think democracy's undermined when those who own newspapers fill them with trivia rather than real issues.
I spent the 1960s and 1970s seeking myself - the working-class tradition of self-education.
The people I really most admire are Robert Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt. If you know someone, it is very hard to revere them.
When I'm sifting the compost seed or pruning, I argue over issues in my head; I talk to myself.
