Andrew Neil Quotes

Andrew Neil

Profession : Journalist

Birth : May 21, 1949

If you're on the pull, a hen party gaggle, a gang of rowdy chavs or a group of braying snotty bottys, then Baros is not for you - which means it's just grand for the rest of us.

Andrew Neil

The Scotsman' is a cheerleader for devolution.

Andrew Neil

I get nervous if the bath is too deep.

Andrew Neil

When I was growing up the obvious antisemites were the knuckle-draggers in the National Front.

Andrew Neil

I recently passed through Mumbai airport. I cannot claim it was a pleasant experience. But if I had a choice between Mumbai airport and Euston on a Sunday afternoon, I'd take Mumbai any day.

Andrew Neil

The Tea Party isn't out to be a third force in American politics. Instead, it has infiltrated the Republicans and remoulded them in its own image.

Andrew Neil

I am not an insider - definitely not... but I don't think you could call me an outsider.

Andrew Neil

My mentor is Alastair Burnet, the greatest news anchor Britain has had.

Andrew Neil

Don't forget that Rupert Murdoch has always regarded the Op Ed pages of 'The Wall Street Journal' - as he's said to me - as a cup of strong caffeine that gets you going in the morning and tells you what to think.

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The English, in their ignorance, still have the romantic notion that Scottish schools are superior to English ones; they are at least a generation out of date.

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As class barriers tumbled and Britain became a more meritocratic society, young, well-educated Scots were best placed to exploit the new social mobility.

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People know more about my views than they do about most BBC presenters because I had a life before becoming a BBC presenter.

Andrew Neil