People either leave or they stay.

The law is immoral.

We’re quite lucky that we’ve got political freedoms. We should be using them.

People ask whether I put the politics first, journalism first or the comedy first; it doesn’t really matter. I’m just playing with the cards that I have been dealt because I really love doing what I do.

People are even more wary of politicians and they are realizing that democracy isn’t just about putting a cross on a ballot every four years, it’s about deciding what you want and fighting for it.

Gloucestershire police must be the envy of the human rights-abusing cop world. From Turkey to Indonesia they will say, ‘Kidnapping peace protestors! How did they get away with that one?’

Christians often threaten atheists with eternal torture. But if we say that they’re delusional, they will tell us that we’re being rude.

We tend to think of politicians as time-servers and slackers. But on those committees they usually have an interest in the subject. And they’re quite clever. I’ve seen them pick people apart.

I get called all kinds of things – an investigative comedian, a comedian activist – I’ve lost track of what my job title is.

There is little difference in the knowledge held by those who can’t learn and those who won’t.