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"The tabloids are like animals, with their own behavioural patterns. There’s no point in complaining about them, any more than complaining that lions might eat you."
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David Mellor"There is no design involved. It would look tawdry down the wrong end of a beach in Torremolinos. This isnt a case of just not wanting it in my backyard. This area is historically significant with listed buildings and its next to the Tower of London, which is a world heritage site."
David John Mellor is a British broadcaster, barrister, and former politician. As a member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister John Major as Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1990–1992) and Secretary of State for National Heritage, before resigning in 1992. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Putney from 1979 to 1997. Since leaving Parliament, Mellor has worked
"The tabloids are like animals, with their own behavioural patterns. There’s no point in complaining about them, any more than complaining that lions might eat you."
"The press – the popular press – is drinking in the Last Chance Saloon."
"Lawyers are like rhinoceroses: thick-skinned, short-sighted, and always ready to charge."
"And Id like to say this to [Sir James Goldsmith] ... who has got nothing to be smug about, and I would like to say that 1,500 votes is a derisory total. We have shown tonight that the Referendum Party is dead in the water, and Sir James can get off back to Mexico knowing your attempt to buy the British political system has failed."
"This is the first time in ages that David Mellor has done the decent thing."