Mark

“Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be—or to be indistinguishable from—self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time.”
― Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon

“Little I had seen on the first stop challenged my scepticism about just how much New Labour had actually done for its northern heartlands, although the successful remodelling of the Port of Blyth is a clear boon. The schools may have been improved and the housing stock better, but it did little to revive a town that gradually lost its purpose.”
― Sebastian Payne, Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England

“Despite Project Genesis being part-funded by a grant from the European Union, 55 per cent of North West Durham voted for Brexit in the 2016 referendum.8”
― Sebastian Payne, Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England

“One of the key things when you look at the PM, he makes difficult decisions. He has always been very clear in standing up for his convictions”
― Sebastian Payne, Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England