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“People do not want the state keeping information on its citizens for some ill-defined and unproven benefit.”
“One of the greatest political delusions of our age was the idea that holding a referendum on our E.U. membership would settle the argument once and for all.”
“Good teachers can make great authors accessible to new generations anywhere.”
“One of the great advances of the modern world is that people live longer, and are healthy and active for more of their lives. This is a matter for celebration, not least because it allows older people to play a full and varied role in society.”
“I find it a touch hypocritical that some who argue that we should not leave the E.U. Single Market are prepared to countenance the break-up of the U.K. Single Market, which is vitally important to the prosperity of all parts of the U.K.”
“There are certain practices that may be historically acceptable to some people but that have no place in our culture.”
“At various stages, ID cards have been necessary to protect us from terrorism, illegal immigration, and benefit fraud. But former home secretaries, academics and senior figures in the IT industry have lined up to demolish each individual argument.”
“My grandfather was a Welsh dock-worker who voted Tory. Some of my friends are investment bankers who have voted Labour. It takes all sorts, and the best Tory values appeal to all sorts.”
“I have a unique ambition for a politician. I am the first aspiring education secretary to want less power not more.”
“Tony Blair in opposition recognised that as long as the economy remained a 'Tory issue,' which Labour could at best play down, Labour was going to lose. So he turned it into a genuine battleground. We need to do the same on the big so-called 'Labour issues.'”
“Abolishing university tuition fees and getting rid of unnecessary speed cameras are ideas that can be grasped instantly, and grab the attention of those for whom politics is a complete switch-off.”
“An alienated population seldom provides the tip-offs the police need to catch criminals, or the evidence in court needed to convict. This has been a problem at times within some minority communities who regard the police as hostile. How much more difficult life would be for the police if this attitude became widespread.”
“I talk to teachers all the time. They tell me why they joined the profession. How they believed that they could inspire the children they taught. And I have seen lessons that really inspire me.”
“Under a Conservative government, teachers would be free to teach and parents free to choose - this will revolutionise our school system.”
“Taking the left-right political spectrum, the public regards Tony Blair as being more or less dead centre and the Conservative party as way off to the right.”
“London is undoubtedly one of the most exciting places in the world in which to work, attracting hundreds of thousands of people of all abilities and backgrounds each year seeking to make a name for themselves.”
“Conservatives fight every seat in Great Britain because we are a national party and believe in giving every voter the chance to vote Conservative.”
“We were often rowdy tenants inside the European house. We can now become good neighbours.”
“Council house sales defined the new freedoms that transformed this country in the 1980s.”
“No one should be written off because of their background. This is a moral proposition but it is also an important political lesson.”