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If Iran seeks to meddle in domestic Indian politics by creating disaffection among the Shias of Uttar Pradesh, what better way to counter that by reminding all concerned that while the Shias maybe an important vote bank in U.P., they constitute only 10 per cent of Indian Muslims, while the Sunnis account for an overwhelming 90 per cent.

The new era of bottom-up politics has had politically paradoxical consequences in China. While it has made the system of governance more participatory, it has made the central government less authoritarian and, therefore, more bureaucratic and cautious.

Nothing should be banned. Anything that is progressive and contributes something to society shouldn't come in the way of politics.

In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure.

From politics to getting replaced by another actor or not getting references, I'm done with all of it.

I think it's good politics to beat up on big companies and rich people.

Either you're a political comedian or you're a stand-up. Just talking about politics isn't enough. People who talk about airplane food, you don't call them airplane comedians.

I am making myself less frequent in the Lady World than I have been. I must keep up my dignity, or rather, I must attend more to politics and less to love.

I understand that the nature of politics sometimes involves fending off frivolous, anonymous allegations.

I'm not an expert on politics, but there's a bunch of bad people at the top who care about lining their own pockets before creating a society that looks after the vulnerable.

I am instinctively wary of identity politics. Ultimately, no two black men are the same, any more than two white men are the same.

The issue for me is not just Brexit. It is beyond Brexit - how you conduct politics and the veering towards populism and English nationalism.

The astonishing thing for me is that I had a career before politics and I never thought about my colour.

I started thinking about getting into politics when David Cameron became leader.

Business and politics have a wholesome and an unwholesome interface. You have to eliminate the unwholesome interface.

Class is something that I think seriously about and try to organise my politics around. I think there are lots of novels that don't really engage with questions of class at all, and they get less conversation about issues of social privilege than I do. But it's better to try and talk about it and maybe fail.

When people go to vote still in Britain, they will look at their local representatives, but I don't think there is a sort of cult of personality politics. Obviously, they want to know who the leader is for each party, but I think there is a lot of identification with their local candidates.

As long as I'm in government, as long as I'm in politics, I will do everything in my power to fight back against those who seek to undermine Israel.

I think people vote Ukip from a frustration with politics, which is legitimate, and which politicians have to listen to.

You have to decide to create the society you want to create, and that's done through politics.

It's very difficult for me to look at politics with clear eyes. I'll read a story in the paper and the first thing that pops into my head is, what would my dad say about that? Then I try to break out of that and think, 'What would Said say about that,' and then it gets complicated.