Music And Politics Are In Essence About

My Idealism Has Not Abated, But I Have Witnessed It Withering Away Nationwide, To The Point Where At Least Among The Young, To Have Ideals Is Akin To Being Blinkered And Oldfashioned.

The Quicker We Get Rid Of The Lobby System The Better For All Of Us. I Don't Think In This Day And Age It Is Tenable To Have These Nods And Winks, And On-the-record And Off-the-record Briefings.

I Couldn't Imagine A Day Without Music. It Relaxes And Stimulates Me In Equal Measure And I Hate The Sound Of Silence - The Concept, I Mean, Not The Track By Simon And Garfunkel.

We Should Have High Expectations Of Our Children, But Politicians Should Not Tell Teachers How To Meet Them.

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.