Quotes about "Politics & Government"

The BBC should not have a cheerleader. It should have somebody who runs the organisation in the interests of the public and that should be a chairman. ”

I want the BBC to be a mass market public service broadcaster still funded by the licence fee... and the licence fee is more durable than many people in the commercial sector believe. ”

Almost everyone will find something in our services worth paying for. ”

When I first began to write, I was writing on bass, because I was thinking more Public Image, more dub. ”

The whole idea that the Constitution of the United States would be used to advance a political agenda is absurd. ”

If we continue to fight the National Rifle Association on their home court, which is the legislative front, I think we'll continue to be frustrated. But when you have an ability to go directly to the public, that's a completely different field of engagement, and I think the NRA is not adept at that kind of engagement. ”

I made bad decisions. That being said - the question is, does the public care about that? ”

As Mayor, I will fully support my Arts Commission and its professional selection committees so that they can commission a full range of public art that is daring and, when appropriate, daringly traditional. ”

One of the defining dynamics of 2008 has been the emerging wave of new, young voters getting involved and storming the gates of the traditional political establishment. ”

I have a very successful father-in-law and family with very different political views. ”