A consensus politician is someone who does something that he doesn't believe is right because it keeps people quiet when he does it.
John MajorI would rather go while I am being urged to stay, than to stay beyond the time when I should go.
John MajorIf you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health, social security, defence, pensions were all way ahead. And each of those areas - sports, the arts, the lottery - got relatively petty cash from the government.
John Major