Alan West Quotes (6 Quotes)

You think about how precious this time is together. We're all on that continuum.

While this event has been in progress today, some two million tons of cargo has passed through British ports. The sea-lanes are of vast importance to this country and it is the Royal Navy that guarantees our access to them.

I can't give you detail on any of that, clearly, but we are aware that they have plans and they've looked at this.

This year of the Trafalgar bi-centenary, it rather adds to that. Temeraire was, of course, one of the ships that fought at Trafalgar. She was second in line behind Victory in the column led by Nelson and in fact was the only ship mentioned in dispatches.

We love Nelson because, like real heroes, he was not perfect. He could be vain and he had his flaws - he even suffered from seasickness. But he was brave and inspired the deepest loyalty, and when it mattered he got it right.

The horror of what happened to Lesley Ann also killed my wife. Hindley sentenced her to a long, lingering, painful death. I just wish God had evened up the scales of justice before she died.