"It is no longer acceptable in British politics to be fat or eccentric or religious." ― Ian Hislop Topic(s): Politics More From Ian Hislop "All the libel lawyers will tell you there’s no libel any more, that everyone’s given up." "My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime-generation woman, hadn’t gone to university but should have done. Was very funny, very verbal, very clever, very witty." "I’d always assumed that I would die at about the same age as my dad – he was 45. I am five years in credit now. I can’t get my head around the fact that I am older than he was – ever." More In Politics "I’m still batting away on my politics for the Labour Party. I’m much further to the left of them than I used to be, but that’s because they’ve moved, not me."― Billy Bragg "You know they say the most dangerous person of the world is a member of the United States Congress just home from a three-day fact-finding trip."― Johnny Isakson "In politics, the reaction to a controversy is very often more enlightening and important than the details of the allegations themselves."― Tammy Bruce