There is only one opinion poll that I am interested in and that is the one that will take place on election day.

The true use of history, whether civil or military, is not to make man clever for the next time, it is to make him wise forever.

Let us be clear. Prison works. It ensures that we are protected from murderers, muggers and rapists, and it makes many who are tempted to commit crime think twice.

A common language is the most obvious binding element in any society.

We must rediscover the habit of thinking the best of each other

I am happy to debate the past with the Prime Minister... I have a big dossier on his past, and I did not even have to sex it up.

We cannot possibly take them all into this country [asylum seekers] - it is a completely unrealistic expectation.