Give a civil servant a good case and he'll wreck it with clichรฉs, bad punctuation, double negatives, and convoluted apology.
Alan ClarkThere's nothing so improves the mood of the Party as the imminent execution of a senior colleague.
Alan ClarkIn the end we are all sacked and it's always awful. It is as inevitable as death following life. If you are elevated there comes a day when you are demoted. Even Prime Ministers.
Alan ClarkThere are no true friends in politics. We are all sharks circling, and waiting, for traces of blood to appear in the water.
Alan Clark