On Richard Ingrams, then editor of Private Eye, as cited in "'Eye' action promises shades of Trollope", The Observer (1 August 1976), p. 4
• Ingrams had been committed for trial on a criminal libel charge which was eventually dropped. Goldsmith had issued about 90 writs against Private Eye by this point.
• Ingrams had been committed for trial on a criminal libel charge which was eventually dropped. Goldsmith had issued about 90 writs against Private Eye by this point.
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The awful thing is, I find I feel sorry for him. ...
— James Goldsmith
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• Ingrams had been committed for trial on a criminal libel charge which was eventually dropped. Goldsmith had issued about 90 writs against Private Eye by this point." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About James Goldsmith
Sir James Michael Goldsmith (26 February 1933 – 18 July 1997) was an Anglo-French billionaire financier and tycoon. Towards the end of his life, he became politically active and founded the Referendum Party, effectively a campaign advocating Britain ending its membership of the European Union.
About James Goldsmith
Sir James Michael Goldsmith (26 February 1933 – 18 July 1997) was an Anglo-French billionaire financier and tycoon. Towards the end of his life, he became politically active and founded the Referendum Party, effectively a campaign advocating Britain ending its membership of the European Union.
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