Damian Green

People do not want the state keeping information on its citizens for some ill-defined and unproven benefit.

— Damian Green

The ID card was launched with fantastic claims about supposed benefits. In truth, it represented the worst of government.

— Damian Green

My grandfather was a Welsh dock-worker who voted Tory. Some of my friends are investment bankers who have voted Labour. It takes…

— Damian Green

Without the U.K. contribution to policing and anti-terrorism, the whole of Europe would be less safe.

— Damian Green

It is common practice in many countries, such as U.S.A., Denmark and Holland, for different sections of society to set up their…

— Damian Green

I talk to teachers all the time. They tell me why they joined the profession. How they believed that they could inspire…

— Damian Green

It's no surprise that work is good for us - the financial security of regular pay and the social and health benefits…

— Damian Green

The first duty of government is to ensure its citizens are protected, but ID cards could never have done that. They would…

— Damian Green

Abolishing university tuition fees and getting rid of unnecessary speed cameras are ideas that can be grasped instantly, and grab the attention…

— Damian Green

Given the state of English schools in the 1970s, a national curriculum, Ofsted, regular testing, publication of performance results, have all helped…

— Damian Green

The generosity of spirit that is usually shown by advanced democracies disappears when the public feel two things: that their government is…

— Damian Green

Like everyone, I am concerned about the Irish border and the Good Friday Agreement, but as a Kent MP I am also…

— Damian Green

I think there should be a major cut in the power of government to interfere in the day-to-day running of our schools.…

— Damian Green

Having ground my teeth at educational theorists who say Shakespeare is irrelevant to inner-city children, I was overjoyed to be there when…

— Damian Green

An alienated population seldom provides the tip-offs the police need to catch criminals, or the evidence in court needed to convict. This…

— Damian Green

Just as strong Labour supporters in the 1980s could not come to terms with the fact that most people did not hate…

— Damian Green

A significant number of people over the age of 65 would like to downsize into more suitable accommodation, yet they are unable…

— Damian Green

London is undoubtedly one of the most exciting places in the world in which to work, attracting hundreds of thousands of people…

— Damian Green

Our aim is that all those who come here to live will participate fully in British society and that British society will…

— Damian Green

Tony Blair in opposition recognised that as long as the economy remained a 'Tory issue,' which Labour could at best play down,…

— Damian Green

Rioting is always an expression of rage at the hopelessness of the rioters' condition. People who have been educated well enough to…

— Damian Green

Of course mobile phones are always kept out of the room during Cabinet meetings, for security reasons. But to keep a politician…

— Damian Green

In the run-up to the 2014 Scottish referendum, the so-called 'Cybernats' filled the Internet with hatred of their Unionist opponents. The Brexit…

— Damian Green

People who have reached France or other prosperous western democracies are still desperate to come to the U.K. Because we live here…

— Damian Green

One of Enoch Powell's wiser remarks was that politicians complaining about the press were like sailors complaining about the sea. It is…

— Damian Green