Elis James
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No, Bono's still grasping.
Is he?
You've seen him in that big sphere in LA.
Well, he still hasn't found what he's looking for.
Very good.
Well, they say, before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.
After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.
So in some senses you would... I've got gas central heating.
In some senses you wouldn't know... I haven't got a wood burner because it's not allowed in my borough.
Smog and air pollution?
Yes, and do you know the event that brought that about?
The Great London Smog of 1953-ish?
Yes, the most ever people who died in a natural disaster in the UK.
Really?
Yeah, over a thousand people died as a result of that smog.
Anyway, that's not about enlightenment.
No.
Though the council became enlightened to the dangers of particulates and smoke.
Yes.
So wood and water.