War Zones Are Dangerous, Protests Can Be

It Wasn't Glamorous In My Day. In The Regions, Reporters Were Seen As Such Low Life That They Didn't Merit Their Name In The Radio Times. Now People Are Interested In Being Famous. I Never Gave It A Thought.

On The Northern Ireland Question, For Instance, The British And Irish Governments Prohibit Media Contact With Members Of The Ira, But We Have Always Gone Ahead, Believing In The Right To Information.

I Never Desired To Go Into War Zones. I Never Had Any Thought About It. It Sort Of Just Happened As Part Of The Job.

There Was No Equal Pay Law When I Started Working. I Was No Different To Any Other Woman In Any Other Job At The Time.

But In The First Gulf War The United Kingdom Was Not Under Any Threat From Iraq, And Is Still Less So In The Second One. Then There Is No Justification For Obstructing Freedom Of Information, Particularly As Nations Have A Right To Know What Their Soldiers Are Being Used For.