Who said

No one has ever been killed by cannabis; people die every day as a result of taking alcohol, tobacco and prescribed medicines. There is no possible justification for our laws as they stand. It is time for the government to act“– Cross-bench peeress Lady Meacher urging the reclassification of cannabis so it can be prescribed for the chronically ill.

“I am so passe that I did my job in No 10 without a mobile phone or a computer. The tide of technology has left me stranded on the cyber beach” – Sir Bernard Ingham, who was Margaret Thatcher’s press secretary.

“I was a smart kid, and I had a lot to say, but I just couldn’t say it” – Actress Emily Blunt, pictured, on her childhood stutter.

“Absolutely. It doesn’t go. It’s a bit of an effort to pull any function” – Entertainer Nicholas Parsons, 93, when asked whether he still had sexual desire.