stˈeɪnz ɐkwˈaɪɚd ɐn ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn pˈɑːlətˌɪks æz ɐ lˌɪbɚtˈɛɹiən ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ænd dˈɪd pˈʌblɪk ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz fɔːɹ ˈæsɪd hˈaʊs pˈɑːɹɾiz ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z.
Staines acquired an interest in politics as a libertarian in the 1980s and did public relations for acid house parties in the early 1990s.