QUOTES of the week

‘Is he exciting? No… But there is a big difference between not being Mr Razzmatazz and boring everyone to death.’ Shadow Cabinet Minister condemns Sir Keir Starmer’s lack of charisma.

‘You have to have your wits about you, which is a shame because the whole point of Glastonbury is not to have your wits about you.’

DJ Norman Cook – aka Fatboy Slim – on the lawlessness at the music festival.

‘What are you going to do next time you need to have stern words with a country like Russia, telling them to act within the rule of law?’ Today programme’s Mishal Husain controversially suggests to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss that overriding parts of the Brexit deal will embolden Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

‘Nice touch for British Airways to leave everyone in first class waiting for steps while Victoria Beckham’s car picks her up at the aircraft. Going to avoid flying BA for a while!’

Boy George tweets amid claims that the former Spice Girl paid £6,000 for preferential treatment.

‘I married all my boyfriends. That’s something I’ve learned I needn’t do.’ Patsy Kensit, who has been married four times, talking about her tangled love life.

‘This thing of people becoming famous for basically doing nothing. I mean, Paris Hilton, Monica Lewinsky, all those.’ Actress Jennifer Aniston, who feels lucky to have established herself before the rise of social media.

‘Given the global reach of the English language, the assumption of white hegemony has been covertly weaved into the consciousness of white people, black people and people of colour.’

Open University guide to academics which is designed to counter bias.