Rowan considers himself a liberal with a splash of red! Committed to equality and social justice, Rowan also believes in the value of enterprise and sees the dynamic of a caring society and an entrepreneurial society as complementary. A strong advocate of the concept of universal wage, Rowan believes in a state which exists for the good of its citizens, not a society where the citizens exist for the benefit of the state.
Diversity, respect, equality, the right to a home, the right to universal health care and an income that is more than a 'poverty trap' is, for Rowan, the mark of a progressive and caring society. It is within this context that Rowan believes passionately in the European Union which has, he argues, brought peace and prosperity to Europe for 70 years.
Open generally to progressive ideas and diversity in culture, heritage and religious expression, Rowan's great grandparents were Jewish; his mother, a Catholic convert from Anglicanism. Rowan identifies as a cultural Catholic and as a benign agnostic in belief. His reading and stufy of Carl Jung has widened his acceptance and understanding of the complexity and contradiction within the human condition and he considers himself generally to be an open minded thinker.