It's not just politicians. Any spokesman for a vested interest is well schooled in how to say what it is they wish to say, which may bear no relation at all to what you've asked them.

The defining problem of contemporary television is trust: Can you believe what you see on television, does television treat people fairly, is it healthy for society?

I got fed up of listening to bollocks

The cure for cynicism is simply to engage honestly.

I have not a clue why they sent it to me. As far as I know I have not got a reputation as a receiver of stolen goods.

The promise of Western capitalism of ever rising rates of pay has turned out to be the cheque that bounced

The idea of a tax on the ownership of a television belongs in the 1950s. Why not tax people for owning a washing machine to fund the manufacture of Persil?