From The Spectator, 3 October 1914: We do not suggest that the voluntary principle should be abandoned during this war. The system is being worked for all it is worth ; it is answering well, thanks to the splendid spirit of the country ; and it would be absurd to change it mid-way for another
‘It’s a dog eat dog world, fortunately.’
My date was so mean — he took me to a food bank.’
‘May cause drowsiness . . . Do not drive or operate heavy machinery. . . Do not take if you have heart or liver problems. . . If concerned, consult your medical practitioner.’
‘Your great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was at the Somme.’
‘I’ve told you before, you can’t take paternity leave if your wife’s given birth to another man’s child.’
‘That George Osborne looks like he could do with a good feed.’
‘What son?’
‘You’ve got the wrong guy. I’m Darts Vader.’
‘I love what you’ve done to the place.’
The first entrapment
Degrees of ability Sir: Nick Cohen has written an amusing piece on PPE (‘Crash course’, 27 September), marred by lazy journalism. I never said that Cameron was ‘my ablest pupil’, an impossible judgment to make. What I said was that he was ‘one of my ablest pupils’. He was also, incidentally, one of the nicest. And I
