A consensus politician is someone who does something that he doesn't believe is right because it keeps people quiet when he does it.

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

Give the Germans five deutschmarks and they will save it. But give the British £5 and they will borrow £25 and spend it.

Well British troops are superb in the field in terms of conflict.

What happens when there is a conflict between the Scottish parliament, if it was established, and the Westminster parliament? Who is supreme?

A country of long shadows on county cricket grounds, warm beer, green suburbs, dog lovers, and old maids cycling to holy communion through the morning mist.

Well, I have concerns about the effectiveness of Europe to compete.