If is a very big preposition.

If you look back historically, admittedly a long time ago, there were three Afghan wars in which Britain didn't even come a good second. In more recent years the Russians were there with 120,000 men for ten years.

The world has gone through tremendous change recently; both nationally andinternationally.

If we want to deliver opportunity for all, we need an economy that delivers jobs for the future.

You don't forget crises and neither does the Queen.

Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be too clever by half. The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters.

I can't legislate to change human nature.