There is a tendency for the British establishment to work out everything very carefully and then present it to parliament as 'a take it or leave it' choice. And then ministers wonder why they have difficulties in parliament. — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
Failure to find a way to incorporate political Islam in democracy, however uncomfortable its ideology is for secular liberals, will mean we have given… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
We simply do not have time as we move from one meeting to the next to have hours to peruse leisure websites of whatever… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
The Islamist camp is infused with a righteous indignation, as the forces of old, corrupt and rotten Egypt unite to try and drive them… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
We don't comment on special forces operations. And if you run an operation for a long time as we have here, and in Libya,… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
Frankly, everyone knows that Iain Duncan Smith is not making the impact we would all like him to be as our leader and is… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
We are in this Alice in Wonderland world where parliament has approved a motion saying: 'notes the government will not deploy U.K. troops in… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
U.K. policy in Libya before and since the intervention of March 2011 was founded on erroneous assumptions and an incomplete understanding of the country… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
There may be connections between the nearest prison to Oxford these days, HMP Bullingdon, and other institutions of that name. I have yet to… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
The private sector complains that some of the agencies set up to advise and assist them in protecting their networks, such as CESG, are… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
Turkey is an important strategic partner facing a volatile period. It needs and deserves our support, but that support needs to include our critique… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
The coalition government made it clear from the outset that it would proceed with defendant anonymity in rape cases only if the evidence justifying… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
