Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

I'm not a good butcher but I've had to learn to carve the joint. People expect a new look.

Failure? The possibilities do not exist.

And what a prize we have to fight for: no less than the chance to banish from our land the dark divisive clouds of Marxist socialism.

I do not believe it is in the character of the British people to begrudge the lion's share to those who have genuinely played the lion's part. They are ready to recognise that those who create the wealth - and I mean not only material but intellectual wealth - enrich the whole nation.

We had to fight the enemy without in the Falklands. We always have to be aware of the enemy within, which is much more difficult to fight and more dangerous to liberty.

I think Essex Man will vote for a Conservative Government.