My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school background than I did.
“It's surprising how much memory is built around things unnoticed at the time.”
“I think a reason that a lot of people feel politically paralysed is that it used to be clear how power was organised. But those who have their hands on the levers of popular culture today have great power - and it isn't even clear who they are.”