I have managed to infuriate the bank bosses; acquire a fatwa from the revolutionary guards of the trades union movement; frighten the… — Vince Cable Copy Share Image
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That's what this war is all about, my friend. It's about which of us is the crazier.And clearly you British have an… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
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Knowledge-based apprenticeships kickstart careers. Just look at British fashion designer Karen Millen, for example, who learned her craft through an apprenticeship scheme. — Peter Jones Copy Share Image
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![“We thought being offered the M.B.E. [Member of the Order of the British Empire] was as funny as everybody else thought it was. Why? What for? We didn't believe it. It was a part we didn't want. We all met and agreed it was daft.” quote by John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e5/john-lennon-322_believe_we-thought-being-offered-the-m-b-e-membe_1845239.jpg)
