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> [In our media-driven age, the mere fact of having name recognition is a big advantage. When the leadership election was confined only to Conservative MPs, relatively obscure figures could emerge quickly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/in-our-media-driven-age-the-mere-fact-of-having-name-recognition-is-a/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

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## More by Kwasi Kwarteng

> [I've always thought my main concern is to alleviate the burdens on people, who were earning less money, perhaps than £80,000.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/i-ve-always-thought-my-main-concern-is-to-alleviate-the-burdens-on/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [In Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Angola and Cameroon maize is a staple, yet the earliest mention of maize in west Africa comes from a Portuguese…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/in-ghana-nigeria-togo-angola-and-cameroon-maize-is-a-staple-yet-the/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [I don't see how a lowering of VAT helps much, in terms of stimulus. VAT is a form of sales tax. It gets paid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/i-don-t-see-how-a-lowering-of-vat-helps-much-in-terms-of-stimulus-vat/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [The British in South Africa always portrayed themselves as more enlightened and tolerant than the 'narrow-minded', 'intolerant' Boers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/the-british-in-south-africa-always-portrayed-themselves-as-more/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [History is of all subjects the one which is most engaged with people's perceptions of themselves, identity, politics, all those things which shape the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/history-is-of-all-subjects-the-one-which-is-most-engaged-with-people/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [In fact, the fast-changing, dynamic character of London makes perpetual Labour domination unlikely. Things are so fast-moving it would be impossible to say what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/in-fact-the-fast-changing-dynamic-character-of-london-makes-perpetual/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [Using food as a way of understanding empire is highly effective. Food knows no barriers of race, gender or even time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/using-food-as-a-way-of-understanding-empire-is-highly-effective-food/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [Frontrunners always attract envy, and a desperate campaign to stop them in their tracks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/frontrunners-always-attract-envy-and-a-desperate-campaign-to-stop/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [I remember being told after the 1992 general election that Labour could never win a majority in Britain ever again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/i-remember-being-told-after-the-1992-general-election-that-labour/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [Margaret Thatcher was Britain's most controversial modern politician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/margaret-thatcher-was-britain-s-most-controversial-modern-politician/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [Conservatives should never be shy in promoting a strong case for individual enterprise. We should acknowledge where the system doesn't work, and seek to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/conservatives-should-never-be-shy-in-promoting-a-strong-case-for/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [In our media-driven age, the mere fact of having name recognition is a big advantage. When the leadership election was confined only to Conservative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/in-our-media-driven-age-the-mere-fact-of-having-name-recognition-is-a/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [The bull market, rising prices, earning lots of money, make it seem as if the good days will never end. When prices are falling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/the-bull-market-rising-prices-earning-lots-of-money-make-it-seem-as/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [Cutting VAT is a classic case of shutting the stable door, when the horse has already galloped a couple of furlongs down the road.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/cutting-vat-is-a-classic-case-of-shutting-the-stable-door-when-the/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

> [The idea that historians aren't affected by what goes on around them I think is slightly fanciful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwasi-kwarteng/the-idea-that-historians-aren-t-affected-by-what-goes-on-around-them/)

[Kwasi Kwarteng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwasi-kwarteng/)

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