History Quote by Jane Ridley

I don't think it's the role of the prime minister to court the press.

— John Major

Some ministers are fond of talking about a return to Victorian values. We must realise that those Victorian values are being expressed by some…

— Charles Kennedy

John Howard turned the prime ministership into something like a state police minister. He's at the scene of every crime, twice a day on…

— Paul Keating

There isn't what my father called the cruising hostility of the English press - where they're looking around for something to attack. You don't…

— Martin Amis

People talk about Thatcherism all the time. I felt it was important to record the memories of those almost written out of history who…

— Ken Loach

I've always worked on the fringe of the British press establishment, carving out this niche for myself.

— Heather Brooke

By the time I came of age and, indeed, Margaret Thatcher became prime minister, I had seen the entire William Shakespeare canon, which, in…

— Gregory Doran

“In 1828 the British historian Macaulay dubbed the press gallery in Parliament a ‘fourth estate’ of the realm. Today the news media appear to…

— Ian Hargreaves

Just as strong Labour supporters in the 1980s could not come to terms with the fact that most people did not hate Mrs Thatcher,…

— Damian Green

If you're dealing with a powerful leader, you're inevitably going to have a dialogue with her political past. It was always my intention to…

— Abi Morgan

The press is no substitute for institutions. It is like the beam of a searchlight that moves restlessly about, bringing one episode and then…

— Walter Lippmann

That's the only time when newspapers have some influence, when they are pushing the British public in a direction they are already minded to…

— Andrew Neil