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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.

It is refreshing to be able to express my views without having to toe a party line. It has got me into trouble on the odd occasion, but I am not going to stop saying what I think.

I love talking to people and finding out their opinion.

I just talk just to talk. I like to see what other people think. There's some things somebody tweets me every day where I'm like, 'Wow, I never thought of this issue that way.' It starts great conversation with people who I would never get a chance to actually communicate with.

People have used my views for purposes which are very different from mine.

You can be young and still have views and opinions.

I think it's interesting to me to talk to people who don't agree with me all the time.

I've been in politics now for long enough to not worry about what others are saying, but instead to talk about what I believe.

It's while writing that suddenly a point of view appears: 'So, that's what I really thought about this thing'. Then it feels part of me.