Flirt of the week
“When you seek a result, it’s necessary to use all available weapons and therefore I brushed up all my playboy skills ”
Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister, reveals how he sweet-talked Finland’s President Tarja Halonen
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Insult of the week
“More slippery than an eel in a tub of grease ”
George Osborne, the Shadow Chancellor, condemns the Prime Minister’s concessions on the repeal of Britain’s EU rebate
Noise pollution of the week
“A kind of counter-grunt has emerged in recent years whereby offended parties ape their opponent’s noises ”
Alan Mills, the Wimbledon referee, says that grunting has become part of the tactics of tennis
Winners of the week
“We haven’t had any practice at all – only two of us turned up for training ”
James Gray MP, captain of the Commons tug-of-war team