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For John le Carre, it was always who's betraying who: the hall-of-mirrors kind of thing. When you go back to the '30s, it's a case of good vs. evil, and no kidding. When I have a hero who believes France and Britain are on the right side, a reader is not going to question that. Alan Furst

The thing about politicians in Britain is that they are out there, you can lobby them, get close to them, there are loads of ways you can protest against them, and booing is a pretty weak way of doing it. Alastair Campbell

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When I first got the call to do 'Britain's Got Talent', it was actually Amanda who was one of the first people to reach out to me and suggest we go out for a coffee and have a conversation. And we did, and it was great. Alesha Dixon

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Britain is an amazing multicultural place to live in, and that should be celebrated and represented. Alesha Dixon

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One thing about television in Britain is that they're so scared about complaints. It curbs a lot of drama. Alice Lowe

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People in America, when listening to radio, like to lean forward. People in Britain like to lean back. Alistair Cooke

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History never repeats, but there are the obvious precedents that pessimists can reach for: Sarajevo, 1914; the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia, 1938. But equally relevant might be the tragically meaningless guarantees Britain extended to Poland in 1939. Alistair Horne

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When Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, Britain expected that America would soon lose heart and surrender, too. From then on, London's chief aims were to bring a swift conclusion to the war and capture as much territory as possible in order to gain the best advantage in the inevitable peace talks. Amanda Foreman

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For America, 1812 became the war in which it had finally gained its independence. For Britain, 1812 became the skirmish it had contained, while winning the real war against its greatest nemesis, Napoleon. Amanda Foreman

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Britain First has deeply ignoble form on trying to 'hijack' the poppy to increase their popularity and donations. Amber Rudd

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We are the most British of Britain's banks. This always gets a chuckle; I don't why. Ana Patricia Botin

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I have always felt an excellent rapport ever since my very first concert in Britain at Hampton Court. I have always felt understood. The British understand opera very well. Andrea Bocelli

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The E.U. without Britain is like fish without chips. Andrea Leadsom

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I think it's really hard to move between genres, and I think, especially in Britain, we're very judgmental about it - me included. I know that when an actor comes out with some poetry or an album, I think, 'Oh crikey, what's this going to be like?' Andrea Riseborough

I became a Conservative in the late 1980s because I could see that the Conservative party had transformed Britain's economy and our standing in the world compared to Labour in the 1980s. Andrew Lansley

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People in Britain always think of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' as a musical - it wasn't. Andrew Lloyd Webber

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All of Britain's aid is spent in Britain's national interests, and some of it contributes to Britain's national security as well. Andrew Mitchell

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My mentor is Alastair Burnet, the greatest news anchor Britain has had. Andrew Neil

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I have worked with this red all over the world - in Japan, California, France, Britain, Australia - a vein running round the earth. It has taught me about the flow, energy and life that connects one place with another. Andy Goldsworthy

Britain has enormous amount of talent, as we've seen from the BAFTAs. It's all here, and it has to be allowed to flourish. Andy Serkis

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