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I chose to go down a very dark place, and I can't change that, but those moments have served as an education for me.
There are lots of statements that have been made and haven't led to change and reform. For me, the broader discussion around racism - education is key.
The key demand for me from the public across the 34 provinces is to transform the state into an instrument of the rule of law, transform the economy into a productive system and change the education system.
When I was energy and climate change secretary I sat around a cabinet table with Gove, and he couldn't help playing to the Tory climate-sceptic audience. As education secretary, he tried to ban climate change from the geography curriculum. After an angry exchange of letters with me, he eventually backed down.