“The BBC is another part of the destruction of Great Britain.”

—  Norman Tebbit

The Daily Telegraph (9 February 2009) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4560371/BBC-faces-fresh-criticism-over-offensive-remarks-about-Baroness-Thatcher.html.

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