The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Who said it?
“Let us be clear what this is.
I’ve heard so many suggestions it’s about her age and stuff like that. And I think that’s a kind of a disrespect about ageism. Are we saying that because of your age you can’t be racist or you can’t be inappropriate?” - Ngozi Fulani, whose complaint of racism at a Buckingham Palace event led to the resignation of the late Queen’s lady-in-waiting, 83-year-old Lady Susan Hussey. “Racism has no place in our society. The comments were unacceptable, and it is right that the individual has stepped aside with immediate effect” -A Kensington Palace spokesman following the race row.
“It was deeply moving to meet with Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw yesterday and hear their stories. In this season of Advent, we remember that Jesus was born into conflict and persecution – and became a refugee when his parents fled violence and persecution to seek safety in Egypt”
- Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, during a visit to Ukraine’s capital Kyiv.
“Reading and literacy are so important. It doesn’t matter what your disability is, reading is accessible to everyone” - Former rugby league player Rob Burrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and will use special eyecontrolled technology to read a Cbeebies Bedtime Story.
“He betrayed Leah’s love and trust, and even now he won’t allow her the dignity and respect of a proper burial or allow us to have the answers we so desperately need and deserve” - a statement by the family of Leah Ware, who was murdered by her partner Mark Brown.