Negative Narrative Quotes

The culture of critique undermines the spirit not only of people in public roles but of those who read about them, afraid to believe in anyone or anything because the next story... will tell them why they shouldn't.

It irks me when I read the narrative that 'Dwane is salty.' I can't say anything right.

Everything that's written about me has such a negative taint. It just has a life of its own, like an avalanche, and I don't think there's anything I can do to stop it.

Whether it's in Jobcentres or in Whitehall, young people are constantly coming up against a narrative that portrays them as lazy and feckless, when in reality nothing could be further from the truth.

We all know as we travel around this country or around the world that there are huge problems, and also people doing amazing things on the ground - but those people rarely get reported. Our media are so into conflict that they sometimes say to me, "Bring an 'anti' with you."

[All governments] get into a rut where every potentially good story turns into a bad one.

You hear certain things, negative things, all the time that aren't true, but you never hear about the positive.

I'm a storyline. I'm the chosen one for negative stories and controversial things. If I worried about it all, I would go insane.