QUOTE UNQUOTE

Friday 28 July 1995 18:02 EDT
Comments

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Start with 31 ... (i) Take total previous guilty appearances, (ii) Calculate number of years since first conviction - than add 5, (iii) Divide (i) by (ii), then take the square root of this, multiply by 75, round to the nearest number and add the result to the score ... - Home Office 'Offender Group Reconviction Scale'

Our politics seem to me to be increasingly about the management of illusions and I possess no talent for soothing and sweet-talking the public like infants - George Walden explains why he will stand down as a Tory MP

A few years ago I could never have imagined the range of activities that are part of my life today, such as defending public television, planning state dinners and visiting the CIA with the President - Hillary Clinton in her first syndicated newspaper column

I got more than Jason Donovan got for being called queer (pounds 250,000) and considerably less than Graeme Souness got for being called a dirty rat (pounds 750,000) - Diana Morgan, who accepted undisclosed damages after losing both legs when she fell between a platform and a moving train

A group of 40 sensible, well-behaved children who know what to do and are willing to do it is quite manageable - David Walker, chairman of the Professional Association of Teachers, who resigned and apologised for making the comment

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in