Who said it?

“The account peddled by Matt Hancock bears no resemblance to the facts. Those of us who lived through some of the most harrowing times in the history of social care can only see this as a deluded version. He had no awareness of social care and its value then and this demonstrates he has learnt nothing since” Nadra Ahmed, chairwoman of the National Care Association, responds to former Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s memories of how he handled care homes during Covid. “From Moonshot to Earthshot, the seemingly unsolvable can be solved” - The Prince of Wales likens his faith that the world can “repair and regenerate our planet” to the belief of US president John F Kennedy that man could land on the moon.

“I thought, on what planet is anyone going to let that happen?

This is completely wrong” Kate Winslet on her £17,000 donation to pay the energy bill of Carolynne Hunter who feared she might have to put her 12-year-old disabled daughter Freya into care as she could not afford to run the equipment to keep her alive. “You cannot rehabilitate someone if they are banged up behind their cell door for 22 and 23 hours a day”

- HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor.

“Nobody’s stupid. I think we all kind of probably have an idea how Sooty is working but it doesn’t matter. And I think the fact that we’re all in on the joke means that it’s been able to carry on. There’s nothing complicated about it and that’s the key to its success”

- Sooty Show TV host Richard Cadell as the popular bear prepares to mark 75 years in showbusiness.