#programmes

By measuring the proportion of children living with the same parents from birth and whether their parents report a good quality relationship we are driving home the message that social programmes should promote family stability and avert breakdown. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#birth #breakdown #children #driving #family

I have been determined for the past couple of years to move away from all those Holiday programmes. ↗

— Jill Dando

#been #couple #determined #holiday #i

It worries me that young singers think you can shortcut the training and go straight to fame and fortune, and programmes like Pop Idol have encouraged that. ↗

— Lesley Garrett

#fame #fortune #go #idol #like

I fail to understand how you can justify a poll tax on the entire population, yet exclude a significant proportion of that population from programmes that this tax is paying for. ↗

— Jonathan Dimbleby

#exclude #fail #how #i #justify

A lot of panel programmes rely on men topping each other, or sparring with each other, which is not generally a very female thing. ↗

— Victoria Wood

#female #generally #lot #men #other

Nah, I don't watch TV either, apart from a few sports programmes. I just don't have the time. ↗

— Eric Bristow

#either #few #i #just #nah

It certainly is dangerous that there are only a few clubs left in Europe that can afford to pay millions. At the end of the day however, the spectators decide the rates of pay - by watching the games and consuming the goods and services advertised on sports TV programmes. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#afford #certainly #clubs #consuming #dangerous