We had lost the art of communication - but not, alas, the gift of speech.

Think for a moment: what is the British equivalent of the U.S. Fourth of July, or even the French 14th of July for that matter?

We had lost the art of communication - but not, alas, the gift of speech.

Britain does not want a return to boom and bust.

There is a golden thread which runs through British history of the individual, standing firm against tyranny and then of the individual participating in his society

America knows it has got to deal with its deficit problems so that it, too, can promise it is making its proper and best contributions to the world economy.

We are entering an era in which national government, instead of directing, enables powerful regional and local initiatives to work, where Britain becomes as it should be - a Britain of nations and regions.