No medieval monarch in the whole of British history ever had such power as every modern British Prime Minister has in his or her hands. Nor does any American President have power approaching this

In the end, the tragedy of Harold Wilson was that you couldn't believe a word he said

The police are controlled by the whites, the media are controlled by the whites, the army's controlled by the whites, what hope is there for change? Administration changes from underneath.

Britain's continuing membership of the Community would mean the end of Britain as a completely self-governing nation...

A faith is something you die for; a doctrine is something you kill for; there is all the difference in the world.

Broadcasting is really too important to be left to the broadcasters.

When Blair was elected leader of the Labour Party, he said, "New Labour is a new political party" - that was the phrase he used, and I'm so glad he said it because he set up his own party and I'm not a member of it.