The spread of personal ownership is in harmony with the deepest instincts of the British people. Few changes have done more to create one nation.

We already have a sabbatical system. It's called opposition, and I've had enough of it.

Nothing could be further from the truth than the claim that we have a choice between cutting tax and cutting unemployment, for the two go hand in hand.

If I really believed in Friedman's economic theory, then I'd be quite satisfied to spend the rest of my life with a garden hose shoved down my throat, being filled with custard by representatives of the people of China.

To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.

I was frequently embarrassed by the way Margaret conducted herself within the European Community. Her tactics were counter-productive and damaging to the UK's interests. On most issues her approach was foolish. Her style and tone of voice came to irk the others so much that they instinctively sank their differences and joined forces against her.

I think that the ordinary bloke has an instinctive sense that it wouldn't be too bad if the weather warmed up.