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People want bigger, bolder answers to the problems that exist. I felt, as leader, 'My analysis is big; are the answers big enough?'
People like Mr. Hitchens are ready to fight to the last drop of other people's blood, and it's utterly and completely contemptible.
I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel.
We say here that if you fall down in the United States, the ambulance man must feel for your wallet before he feels for your pulse.
When I see that man on the telly - 'Are you thinking what I'm thinking?' No! I'm definitely not! I find most of it quite offensive!
The single greatest invention man ever conceived in the dollar bill, because I don't want to know the conversion rate for coconuts.
As David Cameron so brutally found out in 2015-16, there is limited appetite in Brussels to be helpful or flexible towards Britain.
Many British people of different faiths follow religious codes and practices and benefit a great deal from the guidance they offer.
The country voted to leave the European Union, and it is the duty of the Government and of Parliament to make sure we do just that.
We are leaving the E.U. I accept that. But I made a decision I was never again going to vote against my conscience, and that stands.
We have a Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales, both elected by fairer votes - involving proportional representation.
European pantywaists might keep voting for high-spending governments, but the U.S. was founded on a popular revolt against taxation.
As the MP for an area like Tottenham you quickly learn that the factors leading to unemployment are as numerous as they are diverse.
The Nationalists peddle a misplaced cultural conceit that holds that everyone south of the Solway Firth is an austerity loving Tory.
I would love to go on 'MasterChef'. But while I really like cooking, I'm doubtful anyone would ever want to pay for what I'd cooked.
Well look, no one takes pleasure from people making money out of the misery of others, but that is a function of capitalist markets.
I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.
My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for.
I have come, reluctantly, to the conclusion that Boris [Johnson] cannot provide the leadership or build the team for the task ahead.
Jamie Dimon and J.P. Morgan are contributing millions to the Remain campaign because they do very nicely, thank you, out of the E.U.
I am disgusted at the way May has been speaking. The EU nationals living in the UK came here legally and they have protected rights.
I think NATO needs to redefine itself. There has been no substantial thought about what NATO is for since the Berlin Wall came down.
Many of the early nationalisation measures were right. They have remained part of the social fabric. I favour measures of that type.
National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.
The tories major announcement was to scrap the human rights act, because and I quote 'people get very frustrated with human rights'.
The next four years, there won't be a week that goes by without a discussion of climate change. It's a naturally Conservative issue.
If you were to describe me as teetotal, on behalf of my constituency I'd have to sue; that would lose me every vote in the Highlands.
If companies shared profits with their workers, employers and employees would have a greater mutual interest in each other's success.
It is the responsibility of all of us to create a culture that encourages and enables fathers to spend more time with their families.
The Conservatives are so busy focusing on yesterday, they're not focused on tomorrow... on how elections are won in the 21st century.
I saw 'New Labour'conceived, watched it gestate, witnessed its birth and growth. Now I fervently hope I will be present at its death.
The hard left is a very small section of the British population and I myself am not hard left. I am a traditional Labour left-winger.
I get involved in lots of Twitter spats with lots of people when I think they're not being fair about the progress the NHS is making.
Provided that the City of London remains, as it is at present, the clearing-house of the world, any other nation may be its workshop.
I am humble enough to recognize that I have made mistakes, but politically astute enough to know that I have forgotten what they are.
I admire [Alex] Salmond in many ways but my problem with him has always been this independence thing within the EU, which is rubbish.
I campaigned for Brexit because I have always believed that Britain would be stronger, more prosperous and secure outside of the E.U.
For too long, our nation has relied on low interest rates rather than undertaking the necessary long term necessary economic reforms.
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm miserable during Ramadan. Some would say I'm miserable all year round, but it does affect my mood.
There is a legitimate role for development education in the UK, but I do not believe these projects give the taxpayer value for money.
I think it's ridiculous and appalling that people have to go abroad to end their life instead of being able to end their life at home.
I want to move to a world of no nuclear weapons but I want to do that through multilateral disarmament so that we all disarm together.
Britain has always been a home to the vulnerable, and we've always done what we need to do to help people who are fleeing persecution.
Like many of my friends and colleagues, I can't get enough of Obama news; latest polling, speeches, visits, reaction of world leaders.
The era of industrial Britain, where a large section of our workforce provided cheap labour in factories and processing goods is over.
There is no Left and Right any more. Left and Right is irrelevant... We need big change. We've got to get back control of our country.
Our aid budget has a crucial role to play in shaping the world according to our universal values of democracy, enterprise and justice.
Geoffrey Howe's Budget of 1981 is remembered for transforming the economy and delivering economic freedoms to families and businesses.
Language is very important. If you are condoning acts of terror... you are giving credibility to a view that is perverse and is wrong.
I might have to consider coaching- I'm getting too old to be a world class runner and my mind isn't gone enough to become an official.