But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from Iraq, and is still less so in the second one. Then there is no justification for obstructing freedom of information, particularly as nations have a…

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I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.

I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.

I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time,...

I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time,...

The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never...

The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never...

Beslan, where the Russian authorities stopped live coverage of the school being stormed, was an...

Beslan, where the Russian authorities stopped live coverage of the school being stormed, was an...

It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low...

It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low...

It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low...

It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low...

On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact...

On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact...

It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist...

It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist...

I don't want to be involved in endless media gossip.

I don't want to be involved in endless media gossip.

I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I...

I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I...

I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.

I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.

People always seem to assume that we have a full, back-up support team - make-up,...

People always seem to assume that we have a full, back-up support team - make-up,...

I don't sit there and speculate. I'm not that sort of person. It wastes time,...

I don't sit there and speculate. I'm not that sort of person. It wastes time,...

Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but...

Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but...

I will never retire.

I will never retire.

I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things...

I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things...

I sailed through my childhood with a complete lack of any drama.

I sailed through my childhood with a complete lack of any drama.

I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.

I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.

I was timid and frightened as a child. Yours truly did not shin up mountains...

I was timid and frightened as a child. Yours truly did not shin up mountains...

Now children as young as nine carry AK47s which can kill 30 people in seconds.

Now children as young as nine carry AK47s which can kill 30 people in seconds.