THEY SAID WHAT?

“The case for HS2 has been invented by the very cheerleaders who intend to rake in billions of taxpayers’ money which is desperately needed elsewhere, so it really is time to ditch this gigantic white elephant before it is too late” Joe Rukin, of the Stop HS2

campaign “Tony Blair is the most discredited politician in Britain. Any cause in the world is liable to be weakened by his embrace”

Commentator Stephen Glover “It’s not her job to fly the flag for all of womankind ... the creatives have made the decision that part should be a woman and it’s about time” Actress Olivia Colman on the choice of Jodie Whittaker as the latest Doctor Who “Don’t be scared by my gender” Actress Jodie Whittaker on her new role “I think about those days sometimes of lying in bed during the day, drinking, eating, doing what you do and then having a sleep, waking up... sometimes I do miss all of that, that playtime”

Sharon Osbourne, above, recalls her early days with Black Sabbath

star Ozzy Osbourne “They have no clue what’s going on; they think this is probably a nice view and a nice playground. Hopefully one day they will understand” Tennis star Roger Federer on his young children after his historic Wimbledon triumph “I got up in the dark and put on the wrong pair of trousers” TV’s Andrew Marr explaining the reason for his mismatched suit