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Saturday 23 July 1994
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It is like putting Dracula in charge of a blood bank - Roger Lyons, general secretary of the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union, on Michael Portillo becoming Employment Secretary
I cannot compare in glamour to Virginia Bottomley - Sir Norman Fowler
He is not a man of great weight. After all, to have been prime minister of Luxembourg is a bit like having been chairman of Basingstoke District Council - Lord Tebbit on Jacques Santer, new president of the European Commission
I think he liked England, but I can't say that he missed it. He said it would be interesting to go back and see the changes, but was sure he wouldn't like them - Rufina Philby, widow of Kim Philby, the spy who fled to the Soviet Union
Three things happen when you get to my age. First your memory starts to go . . . and I have forgotten the other two - Lord Healey, 76
Times are hard - probably it wasn't the ideal time to start a magazine - Richard Ingrams, editor of 'The Oldie', which is to close next month
Sales are the way stores get rid of their mistakes, things they have bought too much of - Richard Rawlinson, fashion expert
I would not want you to see my next movie because it's about S&M. It's quite wholesome, but don't bring the kids because you see quite a lot of my body - Rosie O'Donnell to the Prince of Wales at the premiere of 'The Flintstones'
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Is their marriage our business? No. But Charles Saatchi's row with Nigella Lawson is definitely news
Simon Kelner -
Russell Brand lets loose on MSNBC hosts in promo interview for Messiah Complex tour
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We never knew Nigella Lawson - and we still don’t
Ellen E Jones -
The Daily Cartoon
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This isn’t ending world hunger. It’s just a sham
Ian Birrell
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Russell Brand lets loose on MSNBC hosts in promo interview for Messiah Complex tour
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The Girl Guides have nothing to do with religion and they never have done
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Letters: Islam and assaults on women
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Debate: Should bad bankers be jailed?
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The problem with the Taliban peace talks is not women, it’s their absence
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Fifty signs of getting older? They missed a few
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