“The Chinese do make vast quantities of wine for home consumption, but you wouldn't want to drink it yourself.” WantHomeDrinkWineChineseQuantityConsumption Author:Simon Hoggart
“I cannot be alone in being pretty nauseated by Red Nose Day, or at least its television manifestation. Do I think that wretchedly poor children in Africa should get food and life-saving drugs? Of course. Do I want to be hectored into contributing by celebrities who earn more in a 10-minute slot than many of these families get in a year? Nope.” ThinkingWantShouldYearsChildrenCoursesPoorMinutesTelevisionDrugRedSavingNosesManifestationContributingLife SavingBeing PrettyPoor Children Author:Simon Hoggart
“When I was collecting material for a political gossip column, and someone said something interesting, I would wait for them to add, "and I don't want to read that in your magazine!" In which case I wouldn't use it. But if they didn't remember to say it, I'd nip off to the loo, write the story up, come back and change the subject.” IfsWantWritingSaidStoriesUseRememberPoliticalWaitingInterestingCasesSubjectsMaterialsAddMagazinesGossipCollectingColumnsSomething Interesting Author:Simon Hoggart
