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It’s ironic that Tony Blair’s most enduring soundbite was something he hadn’t planned. For once, the “hand of history” that alighted upon his shoulders at Hillsborough all those years ago didn’t have spin doctor Alistair Campbell’s fingerprints all over it.
It wasn’t the answer I was expecting from Mo Mowlam. Question: “How did it feel, sitting down with those loyalist killers in the Maze?” Reply: “I survived Ted Bundy, so Michael Stone’s hardly going to have me p***ing my pants…”
This time last week, Belfast recruitment researcher Lee wasn’t thinking too much about Christmas. Valentine’s Day 2024 was the key date etched in his mind. That’s when he intends proposing to Sarah, the love of his young life.
Don’t mention the wa**r ch*rges. I mentioned it once (in the headline above, obvs), but I think I got away with it. There are some things you should never utter, lest they’ll summon up those eponymous demons.
“What was that you just said?” barked Winkie Rea, after hearing the phrase ‘everything ends badly, otherwise it wouldn’t end.’