Ever since my youth it has disturbed me that of the literary works that survived their own epoch, so many dealt with historical rather than contemporary subjects.
“The BBC should not have a cheerleader. It should have somebody who runs the organisation in the interests of the public and that should be a chairman.”
“I'm not going to sit here now and say 'do this,' or 'do that.' But you must - must - expunge any vestige of racism.”