Richard Ingrams
Birth Name: Richard Reid Ingrams
Richard Ingrams is most famous as a magazine editor and journalist. He was one of the founders of "Private Eye", the fortnightly satirical magazine which has become a British institution sin ...Show More
[on being prosecuted for criminal libel]: Though English laws fall into desuetude, they are seldom r Show more
[on being prosecuted for criminal libel]: Though English laws fall into desuetude, they are seldom repealed until they become an embarrassment. They remain on the statute books like rusting weapons in an armory. Hide
It takes some time to realize that the printed word has no effect at all on the behavior of politici Show more
It takes some time to realize that the printed word has no effect at all on the behavior of politicians. Important editors in ivory towers still like to think that their words can topple governments and change the course of events. It may be important for their self-respect that they should think this, but, in reality, nothing of the sort occurs. Hide
A scandal can only flourish in the right soil. There must be a prevalent atmosphere for an incident, Show more
A scandal can only flourish in the right soil. There must be a prevalent atmosphere for an incident, which might in other circumstances be totally ignored, to emerge as a symptom of all that is wrong with the times. Hide
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