Seeing John Major govern the country is like watching Edward Scissorhands try to make balloon animals.
Simon HoggartReagan was a flesh and blood version of any other mute national emblem, say the Statue of Liberty. Everyone knows what she represents, but no one would dream of asking her opinion.
Simon HoggartIf you read the 'Daily Mail,' you would imagine that the British middle classes lead lives of unremitting misery.
Simon Hoggart