What sort of education did you have?
Following primary education in a Roman Catholic Church school, I moved on to a private Roman Catholic school funded by the local parish.
This was due to my father’s wish for me to proceed to the priesthood.
When I plucked up enough courage to tell him that I no longer wished to follow that route, I moved on to a state secondary-modern school.
Are you still a practicing Roman Catholic?
No, I am not. However, my upbringing has had a lot of influence throughout my life and I like to think adds the quality of honesty, and integrity in everything I do.
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