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

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.

There are more myths about Black Wednesday than the Greeks ever created.

I can't legislate to change human nature.

It is time to return to those core values, time to get back to basics: to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family, and not shuffling it off on other people and the state.

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

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