“There were good-faith reasons to resort to extraordinary measures when...” — Claire Fox Quote

There were good-faith reasons to resort to extraordinary measures when confronting an unknown global pandemic. Most of us consented to the lockdown, even if reluctantly. However, that consent - freely given as an act of social solidarity - was not intended as a green light to giving up hard-won liberties, or a perpetual suspension of free society.

Often I go to book festivals and they just turn authors into celebrities.'

There is a strand of self-absorption and fragility running through this generation; all too ready to cry 'victim' at the first hint of a situation they don't like.

I have fought for open immigration which is something I disagree with Nigel Farage on.

Republicans need to get honest about confronting climate, but Democrats need to get honest about energy.

Shows like 'Empire'... one of the most profound powerful things is that there's a gay male character who is loved. That character is going to save a lot of people's lives. Black families are confronting the idea that a gay black character can be human.

If you want to be an entertainer and just keep your audience happy, that's one thing. But to be an artist, I think, means ultimately primarily pleasing yourself, and in that respect, you constantly have this sense of confronting the expectations of your audience.

A woman confronting men is a proper subject, it is inexhaustible.