Music And Politics Are In Essence About

If You Were To Describe Me As Teetotal, On Behalf Of My Constituency I'd Have To Sue; That Would Lose Me Every Vote In The Highlands.

I Believe That Access To A University Education Should Be Based On The Ability To Learn, Not What People Can Afford. I Think There Is No More Nauseating A Sight Than Politicians Pulling Up The Ladder Of Opportunity Behind Them.

I Want To See Far More Decisions Taken Far Closer To The Patients, The Passengers And The Pupils. Far More Power For Locally And Regionally Elected Politicians Who Understand Best The Needs Of Their Areas. And Far More Say Too For The Dedicated Staff At All Levels In Health And Education.

My Favourite Novel Is Frederick Forsythe's Day Of The Jackal, The Story About The Unproven Case Of This Apparent Englishman Who Was Hired To Assassinate De Gaulle….

I Can Hardly Think Of An Occasion When I've Got Into A Stand-up Fight With Any Political Opponent. I've Got My Views, People Know What They Are, They Can Agree Or They Can Choose To Disagree. I'm Not Going To Waste Time Just Rubbishing Everybody Else.