I am totally in favour of reform - but it must be reform that changes the nature of British politics, not simply the makeup or operation of parliament.
Political nature abhors a vacuum, which is what often exists for a year or two in a party after it loses a presidential election.
I am a strong believer in the intertwined nature of the personal and the political; I think they move together.
The years of the economic depression have been years of political reaction, and that is why the economic crisis has generated a world peace crisis.
The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability.
The practical core of democracy, defined functionally, is the peaceful exchange of power between different groups of powerful political players arranged in parties.
Clear limits should be set on how power is exercised in cyberspace by companies as well as governments through the democratic political process and enforced through law.
But I am not political in the current events sense, and I have never wanted anyone to read my poetry that way.
I've never read a political poem that's accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants.
I think that we are at a point in our country where we're trying to decide what role should religion play in the political arena.
I know the Russian political elite has got used to the Ukraine suffering from an inferiority complex, but I want this to disappear from our relationship.
Afghanistan's borders are arbitrary, drawn to meet 19th-century political needs rather than to respect ethnic or religious patterns.
Unfortunately, things are different in climate science because the arguments have become heavily politicised. To say that the dogmas are wrong has become politically incorrect.
Politicians often misuse science for political ends and to pursue their own agenda.
I have friends, political scientists, sociologists, who all share an interest at least in certain kinds of science fiction.
One of the things that ultimately led me to leave mathematics and go into political science was thinking I could prevent nuclear war.
I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes around the world.
Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength - not his weaknesses - to place him immediately on the defensive.
If he had listened to some of his advisors and had tried to make the Marshall Plan a political dumping ground for unqualified politicians, it couldn't have been a success.
The political system is broken, the economy is broken and so is society. That is why people are so depressed about the state of our country.
Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors.
