listen to ‘Podcast: Nick Clegg’s speech’ on audioBoom Before I say anything else, I’m sure I speak on behalf of all Liberal Democrats when I say that our hearts and condolences go out to the family and friends of Alan Henning and David Haines for their tragic loss. These were good men. In the work
From The Spectator, 10 October 1914: American visitors have been surprised at the apparent absence of emotion in England at such a crisis as the present. They can see, they say, no signs that we realize the tremendous nature of the points at issue. The English people, they think, are not taking things seriously. Yet all the
From The Spectator, 10 October 1914: The Germans must really be in very desperate straits if, as is alleged, they are straining every nerve to prepare a hundred Zeppelins and other aircraft to hover over London and bombard our capital from the clouds. No doubt the first appearance of the visitors will have an alarming effect
From The Spectator, 10 October 1914: FRIDAY’S news from the western theatre of the war shows that we have already almost reached the condition of “chock-a-block” described in our leading article. The two opposing armies, the greater part of them strongly entrenched, face each other at close quarters in a line drawn from Switzerland to
From The Spectator, 3 October 1914: ALREADY we are engaged in the exacting task of creating an army during time of war ; and it is possible that to that task we may add the process of creating an industry. Mr. J. W. Robertson-Scott, who has written much on agricultural matters over the signature “Home
From The Spectator, 3 October 1914: The essential value of a fortress is to act as an anvil upon which the field army, or relieving army, outside, which is the hammer, may pound the assailants to atoms. If there is such an army out- side, the parts are reversed—the besiegers, since they must stick to
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?’
