“The temptationTo take the precious things we have apartTo see how they workMust be resisted for they never fit together ”

“Even with politics, stuff comes around again. Woody Guthrie would recognize America today.”

“What is it that unites, on the left of British politics, George Orwell, Billy Bragg, Gordon Brown and myself? An understanding that identity and a sense of belonging need to be linked to our commitment to nationhood and a modern form of patriotism.”

“The temptationTo take the precious things we have apartTo see how they workMust be resisted for they never fit together ”