Order Of The Brown Nose
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Order of the Brown Nose or O.B.N appears in Private Eye in boxes throughout the magazine. It is designed to expose toadying and backslapping among prominent figures. Sumbissions are by readers and £10 is paid for each.
- "In my opinion, Rupert Murdoch is the world's greatest living journalist. -- Phil Hall, (ex-Editor, News of the World), Breakfast, BBC1
- "For most people, going to a wedding is quite enough for a weekend. For Rupert Murdoch, however, much more can be squeed into his schedule. So, on a fleeting visit to Sydney, he managed to attend the wedding of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, turned up at a lunch to accept an award for being "the most influential Australian of all time," ignored a heckler, and then delivered a political speech in which he called on the Australian government to ditch media ownership regulations. Mr Murdoch is 75. I don't know what he's on, but I know I want some. -- Roy Greenslade, Evening Standard
- "Tony Blair has always believed that luck is a vital ingredient of political success. A first rate intellect, clear vision, courage and natural charm all help... But honest and purity of motives, however attractive, are not enough." -- Peter Mandelson, Financial Times
