Chris Mullin, British Labour MP:
I remember once I had a woman come in who was really on the edge of a breakdown. She was talking about civil war and chaos, immigrants coming up the lanes of Sunderland with knives between their teeth to murder her. She was really in a terrible state. I just said to her “What paper do you read, love?” and, of course, it was the Daily Mail. I just said “stop reading it and you’ll find life gets better.” That’s the only advice I could offer.
What a shame he’s retiring. It was sensible advice. [via]