Andrew Neil Quotes

Andrew Neil

Profession : Journalist

Birth : May 21, 1949

I would not rule out Rupert Murdoch once again having control of 'Sky News.'

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Newspapers are what matter in this country, not magazines.

Andrew Neil

I travelled through the night in a bus with the Kentucky Tea Party en route to a massive rally in Washington. For the most part I found them decent, self-reliant, regular Americans who feared the American Dream was now over, not just for them but for their children and grandchildren.

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If a journalist comes to you with a great story, one of the first questions you ask is how did you get it. How you got it is relevant to judging its accuracy and preparing yourself for any legal challenge.

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My favourite sport's cricket and one of the key things in cricket is to know when to declare.

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I do not regret working with Rupert Murdoch. But there is a nasty undertone to a lot of what he does which does not exist with the Barclays.

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The Margaret Thatchers of this country made it through - like I did - because of the grammar school system, which gave the opportunity of a lifetime to working-class kids. It put them on a level playing field with the privately educated kids, and opened up the top universities to them.

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With growing economic prowess comes, of course, military power.

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If I had a pound for every former editor who hadn't cut the mustard advising me what to do, I'd be a very rich man.

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Donald Trump's grip on the Republican parties stronger than ever post the Mueller report.

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Now, I bow to nobody when it comes to estimating the influence of 'This Week.'

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No one can be in any doubt that Britain is becoming more like Europe, though few in an increasingly economically illiterate media seem to realise it.

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When you have variety, you have freedom.

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I'm not arguing for a return to the grammar school system, but there must be a way of identifying bright kids from ordinary backgrounds and giving them a world-class education.

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When I went up to Glasgow University in 1967, student life was dominated by 13-hour debates on Fridays, when one of the student political clubs would form the 'government' for the day and attempt to push through a piece of legislation, which the other clubs either supported or opposed.

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The old Establishment has always preserved its position by not being too exclusive - it has been wily enough to absorb the up-and-coming and convert them to their attitudes and mannerisms.

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If 'Spectator Business' works, we will continue this brand extension strategy and look at everything from 'Spectator Arts' to 'Spectator Style and Travel' or 'Spectator Connoisseur.'

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When one English person speaks, another one immediately classifies him. No class system in the world is so audible, which is also why it is so pernicious and enduring.

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On the far left, just as there is on the far right there is a dislike of Israel, not just a dislike, a hatred of Israel.

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There's even less to do in Umea at Christmas than there is in Stockholm.

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