They said it . . . (1993)

From the January 1993 issue of the Socialist Standard

• It is tough out there in every industry— Michael Heseltine’s son Rupert after being made redundant 
• Conservatives do not stab people in the back—Rhodes Boyson MP 
• No aristocrat has ever died of this disease—Bert Connor, chairman of Clydeside Action on Asbestos.
• The Prince and Princess of Wales do not have a bottomless pit from which to draw money—Buckingham Palace spokesman.
• To be identified as the child of a politician is just terrible—son of a former Cabinet Minister and Chairman of the Tory Party.
• If a woman upsets you, alright. It's part of their function in life—Judge John Lee, Hereford Crown Court.
• What we see is obscene and should not happen in a civilised society—Director of Kent Social Services on the homeless.