The driving force behind the liberal counter-offensive in Europe has been a reaction against irresponsibility.

These days there are not enough of such intermediary groups, between the state and the individual, with the result that political leaders are often unduly guided by opinion polls.

Fundamentally, American society is composed of individuals who don't go out of their way to do each other favours.

Cinema explains American society. It's like a Western, with good guys and bad guys, where the weak don't have a place.

...within ten years 80% of our economic legislation, perhaps even fiscal and social as well' would come from the EU.

I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one part was based on collective provision, but which also gave incentives for people to take out an additional, personal plan.

Even in Britain, the trade unions tell me that employment contracts have less protection than in the past.