[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

The borough has labor counsel and labor counsel is not here, so we are not in a position to respond read more

The borough has labor counsel and labor counsel is not here, so we are not in a position to respond to the offer.

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.

I did actually think about that quite long and hard, I must admit, when you've been No.1 for 10 years.

I did actually think about that quite long and hard, I must admit, when you've been No.1 for 10 years.

The main thing is you just want to stay out of everybody's way, just don't want to interrupt anything. More read more

The main thing is you just want to stay out of everybody's way, just don't want to interrupt anything. More than anything, you just want to observe.

It's the media that won't move on, ... You just want to say, 'Come on, people! Turn a page!'

It's the media that won't move on, ... You just want to say, 'Come on, people! Turn a page!'

The plain truth is that the reporter's trade is for young men. Your feet, which do the legwork, are nine read more

The plain truth is that the reporter's trade is for young men. Your feet, which do the legwork, are nine times more important than your head, which fits the facts into a coherent pattern.

Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.

Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.

It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start their life as children.

It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start their life as children.