In the next ten years we will have to continue to make changes which will make the whole of this country a genuinely classless society.

"Government gets things right" does not encourage sales. "Government makes another blunder" does encourage sales, so there's a commercial imperative that pushes sensationalism.

When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight.

When I was in office the fundraising was done by the party treasurers.

I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank.

When the euro was born, it was born in the wrong economic circumstances.

I want Britain to punch its weight in the European Community.