Mark Thomas quotes

Free speech is the cornerstone to every right we have. (Mark Thomas)
One can only guess the amount of magic mushrooms a sane person would have to consume to believe that a frisbee constituted a genuine threat to roughly 3,000 police officers.
Mark Thomas
The only deadline is the one I give myself.
Mark Thomas
People are even more wary of politicians and they are realizing that democracy isn't just about putting a cross on a ballot every four years, it's about deciding what you want and fighting for it.
Mark Thomas
We're quite lucky that we've got political freedoms. We should be using them.
Mark Thomas
I do love the idea of being able to take an MP to court for lying. There are ways and means of taking an MP to court just now, but it is very difficult.
Mark Thomas
I just want to get through each day without the need to shut my eyes for 10 minutes.
Mark Thomas
People innately have lots of solutions. It sounds like an obvious thing, but everyone thinks that they can be prime minister; everyone thinks that they can do a better job.
Mark Thomas
Were British protesters, armed with little more than a frisbee and a bag of plastic toy soldiers, really in danger of being shot by the US military in Gloucestershire?
Mark Thomas
We tend to think of politicians as time-servers and slackers. But on those committees they usually have an interest in the subject. And they're quite clever. I've seen them pick people apart.
Mark Thomas
People ask whether I put the politics first, journalism first or the comedy first; it doesn't really matter. I'm just playing with the cards that I have been dealt because I really love doing what I do. (Mark Thomas)
I get called all kinds of things - an investigative comedian, a comedian activist - I've lost track of what my job title is.
Mark Thomas