QUOTES OF THE DAY
“Political correctness is the worst thing that has ever happened in my life. It means everybody’s lying to you because they’re not telling you what they think, they’re telling you what they’re supposed to think, or what they think they’re supposed to think, which is even worse”
– David Bailey, above, looks back on
his life.
“One taxi driver once asked me what I thought about myself”
– The Duchess of Cornwall.
“There is no planet B”
– Slogan on a banner carried by a child in Cambridge striking over climate change.
“I’m managing things a lot better now. It was a slow process. Everything is with me. But I’m coping inside a lot better now and I’m ready - more than ready - for what’s coming” – Scottish singer Susan Boyle says
she is now ready for fame.
“My message is clear - if you have supported terrorist organisations abroad I will not hesitate to prevent your return. If you do manage to return you should be ready to be questioned, investigated and potentially prosecuted”
– Home Secretary Sajid Javid on the
case of the schoolgirl Shamima Begum who fled to IS and now wants to return to the UK to have her baby.
“When posh boys get into trouble they sack the servants”
– Labour MP Dennis Skinner.
“I treat opinion polls with a pinch of sugar”
– Former Labour leader Ed Miliband.