“Oliver Twist is a very popular book in China. The title of the Chinese version translates as Foggy City Orphan. When I tell people that I live in London, they often ask me how bad the fog is”
Calum MacLeod, director of the Great Britain-China Centre, says that since Beijing has decided to add the UK to its list of authorised destinations, many Chinese will be able to update their view of Britain
“New Line already gave him enough money to rebuild Baghdad, but it’s still not enough for him”
A litigator for New Line Cinema, which made the Lord of the Rings trilogy, comments on a lawsuit against the film company by Peter Jackson, the series director, who claims that he was underpaid by up to $100 million
“If he fluffed and fumbled, that was natural. If he told awful jokes, people liked that”
Austin Mitchell, MP, who knew Richard Whiteley for 30 years, pays tribute to the late Countdown presenter
“This is not a quagmire. It is a marathon, and we’re at about the 21st mile”
After American opinion polls show public support for the Iraq war is declining, General John Abizaid, head of US Central Command, says that Americans should not lose faith in the coalition forces
“I do not believe that tax cuts are the silver bullet, the panacea to the party’s problems. They cannot be all that defines us”
Michael Howard says that the Conservatives need to appeal more broadly to voters if they are to win the next election