Eddie Mair Inspirational Quotes (6)

Sinn Fein say, The British government are buggers.

The population of the United Kingdom has, for the first time, reached sixty million. If they stood on each other's shoulders they would reach perhaps twenty feet in the air before toppling over.

Ball-tampering. There, I've said it. Things that shouldn't be said: the judge in the Saddam trial appears to be wearing comedy specs and moustache.

Commentors to the Blog suggested Nick should take the Independent for every penny.

I'm sorry for croaking at you this evening. This is PM, I'm Eddie Mair: the walrus of news.

Yesterday people were going past my window in t shirts and dresses. But that's the men at the BBC for you.