Quote[s] of the week

“I can remember the reception.” or, possibly, “I had a drink. There lies the difficulty.”, or even, “I’m the Bishop of Southwark. It’s what I do.”.. I could continue.. and Harry’s Place spotted the missing character from the tale.. but suffice to say the conspiracy theorists have noted where the reception was held, or there’s this conspiracy, oh, and some of the suspects the other guests – MI5 head Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller; Sir Hugh Orde, the head of the Northern Ireland police service; and former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble. [Where was my invite? – Ed]


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