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> [And obviously, with hindsight now, now knowing what went on in the company, it would have been absolutely appropriate back then for us to have the chief executive of the company, most senior person in the United Kingdom, come and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-a-watson/and-obviously-with-hindsight-now-now-knowing-what-went-on-in-the/)

[Tom A. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-a-watson/)

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## More by Tom A. Watson

> [I think we're probably only about halfway through the number of revelations. I'm pretty certain there will be quite detailed stuff on other uses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-a-watson/i-think-we-re-probably-only-about-halfway-through-the-number-of/)

[Tom A. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-a-watson/)

> [And obviously, with hindsight now, now knowing what went on in the company, it would have been absolutely appropriate back then for us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-a-watson/and-obviously-with-hindsight-now-now-knowing-what-went-on-in-the/)

[Tom A. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-a-watson/)

> [You look at the pillars of the state: politics, the media, police, lawyers - they've all got their formal role, and then nestling above…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-a-watson/you-look-at-the-pillars-of-the-state-politics-the-media-police/)

[Tom A. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-a-watson/)

> [You know, fate intervened. I went on to the DCMS committee to have a quieter life before the phone hacking scandal broke, and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-a-watson/you-know-fate-intervened-i-went-on-to-the-dcms-committee-to-have-a/)

[Tom A. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-a-watson/)

> [I have to say obviously it is not illegal for people to go to dinner and to socialise and take hospitality off members of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-a-watson/i-have-to-say-obviously-it-is-not-illegal-for-people-to-go-to-dinner/)

[Tom A. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-a-watson/)

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