I remain totally convinced that when children are young, however busy we may be with the practical duties inside the home, themost important thing of all is to devbote enoughh time and care to their needs and problems.

I am an ally of the United States. We believe the same things, we believe passionately in the same battle of ideas, we will defend them to the hilt. Never try to separate me from them.

Consensus is the absence of leadership.

We Conservatives hate unemployment.

It took us a long time to get rid of the effects of the French Revolution 200 years ago. We don't want another one.

Under a Labour government, there's virtually nowhere you can put your savings where they would be safe from the state. ... If you put money in a sock they'd probably nationalize socks.

We introduced the Community Charge. I still call it that. I like the Poles - I never had any intention of taxing them.