I have had the advantage of a radical Christian upbringing

The way a government treats refugees is very instructive.

If the Queen can reject the advice of a minister on a little thing like a postage stamp, what would happen if she rejected the advice of the Prime Minister on a major matter? If the Crown personally can reject advice, then, of course, the whole democratic facade turns out to be false

It is wholly wrong to blame Marx for what was done in his name, as it is to blame Jesus for what was done in his

The Internet is only the street corner meeting on a big scale

I've got four lovely children, ten lovely grandchildren, and I left parliament to devote more time to politics, and I think that what is really going on in Britain is a growing sense of alienation. People don't feel anyone listens to them.

The crisis that we inherit when we come to power will be the occasion for fundamental change and not the excuse for postponing it