Why I've never been afraid to make my own choices
The other day, I came across a comment on the internet from a stranger who had seen a recent TV interview I'd done, questioning my authenticity. "How can he be like me?" he'd written. "How can he know what it's like to grow up on a council estate when he said he had attended a university?" My first thought was, what an idiot. I grew up on an estate in west London, and I made it to uni on a grant - back when they had grants. My second thought was that his response was a problem, not just for me but for society in general.… Seguir leyendo »