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Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off.

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So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations.

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Most of the time, if you ask a kid who’s their best friend, it’s usually a classmate or their neighbor or something, but for me, it was my granddad. Everybody knew him – they called him Mr. Jones.

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April 25, 2024

Most of the time, if you ask a kid who’s their best friend, it’s usually a classmate or their neighbor or something, but for me, it was my granddad. Everybody knew him – they called him Mr. Jones.

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April 25, 2024

So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations.

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