I'm not sure if it was Newsnight or Noel Gallagher who brought up politics while he was being interviewed by the BBC news show about his Outstanding Contribution Brit Award, but here's what he said: "David Cameron is no different from Tony Blair, and Gordon Brown is no different from David Cameron. They're all cut from the same cloth and it annoys me that the biggest political icon from the last 30 years has been Margaret Thatcher, someone who tried to destroy the working class... it freaks me out you know. So I don't really think there's anything left to vote for. That's why people don't vote... why people would rather vote for celebrity talent shows than vote for politics." He has a point you know. As I've said before, sometimes Noel really does come across as a rational, intelligent, reasonable guy.
Then sometimes he comes across as an arrogant tosser. Asked whether he'd ever go solo, he said no, but added that if he did he'd easily be the biggest singer in the country within a year. Noel: "I could do it easily ... if I was a solo artist I would be the biggest solo artist in the country easy, no messing, within a year... seriously... but I prefer being in a band. But don't ever think that I couldn't do it. I could. I'd be bigger than Elvis. I would". Yes Noel, of course you would.