“I spent the first three years of my life with my parents, grandmother ...” — Gavin Esler Quote

“I spent the first three years of my life with my parents, grandmother and two aunties in a tiny council house in Glasgow.”

“Ronald Reagan offered us an international vision divided between the free world and the evil empire. Even if this was a cartoonish view, it helped us make sense of everything from Star Wars to industrial policy.”

“We need to create a sense of shame about racism, and about leaders who deliberately mislead and lie.”

“I was a good student, I was good at soccer, I was vice president of the student council, I was a pretty girl.”

“I grew up on a council estate.”

“When I was eight or nine, we had a goal in the back yard of our council flat. We used to flip it over the back fence and take it out onto the estate. Everyone would come out and we'd play for hours, there were cars screeching to a halt when the ball went on the road.”