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“You are in the field to defend the public interest, the financial truth for investors and the funds that should support the widow and the orphan.”

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Clarence W. Barron

Clarence W. Barron, a distinguished newsman, was born on July 2, 1855, and passed away on October 2, 1928. He is renowned for his contributions to the journalism industry and his commitment to journalistic standards. more

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“For the first time perhaps since Margaret Thatcher, we will have at the head of the Conservative Party someone who is genuinely an equal match for Tony Blair.”

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“The next four years, there won't be a week that goes by without a discussion of climate change. It's a naturally Conservative issue.”

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“The BBC produces wonderful programmes; it also produces a load of old rubbish.”

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“Starting out really punk came from not knowing any better and listening to music like that, not knowing how to play music - well, still not knowing how to play music.”

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“The challenge is the culture. You have to have a vision for the BBC-it can't merely be that it's big and has a place in the market.”

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“You have to be damn certain you're putting something better in its place.”

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“While I have corrected agreed factual errors, I have not been inhibited from writing what I felt to be the truth about The Prince of Wales.”

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“I deplore the loss of arts on BBC One and Two.”

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