Statesman

This Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.

One man's wage increase is another man's price increase.

Everybody should have an equal chance - but they shouldn't have a flying start.

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.

We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution.

The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.

We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution.

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.

Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high, not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whatever terms are offered us? No.

Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.

If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.

I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep.

I'm at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.

A week is a long time in politics.

This Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.

One man's wage increase is another man's price increase.

The main essentials of a successful prime minister are sleep and a sense of history.

I'm at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.