...."In our own significant way, London Progress stands for a more egalitarian outlook. Class snobbery, very much alive in the corridors of official table tennis, won't get much of a look in at Progress."

"Above all else, Progress is a meritocracy. Blair and his team talk the talk about a classless meritocracy, but according to statistics and on-the-ground observation, they can't walk the walk"

..."When we saw the opposition we shuddered, Lesley Radford, a former England player and moaner extraordinaire. Lesley, so her reputation went, could moan for Endland"

..."All the glossy leaflets in the world will not substitute for some real cash for some real administrators. Sport England foolishly boasts about how many voluntary hours are put in by British volunteers. This is a false boast. It is really a badge of shame. The ETTA probably knows this but are in no position..."

..."The highlight of this illustrious career of parent-child neurosis came when rebellious young child threw a cup of coffee over dear old dad. What should we do? Admonish the child? Commisserate with the father? Walk away and pretend it never happened? It's moments like these we humans invented laughter."