A minister is supposed to be there to remind his permanent officials that they work for the rest of us. If, instead, he becomes the cabinet champion and public spokesman for his department, democracy is vitiated. — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
Whenever the debate moves on to hard numbers - our deficit with Europe, our surplus with the rest of the world, our Brussels budget contributions, the tiny part of our economy dependent on sales to the EU, the vast part… — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
I am, 'Guardian' readers keep telling me, a xenophobe. Never mind that I speak French and Spanish, that I love Europe, that I've lived… — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
The complexity of a tax system is every bit as damaging to competitiveness as the overall tax rate. The more convoluted the tax code… — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
“The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake,… — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
“They mean people who speak English and believe in small government, whether in San Francisco, Sligo, or Singapore.” — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
A trillion here, a trillion there and pretty soon you're talking about real money. — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
If you vote for candidates who think it's the role of the state to provide health care, don't complain when your hospitals are as… — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
“As well as being tailored to the circumstances of the recipient, charity allows the donor to make a moral choice. There is virtue in… — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt. — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
I am not the Conservative Party's health care spokesman. I'm fond of Andrew Lansley, and I strongly support David Cameron as party leader. — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
Progressives and conservatives alike lean, unconsciously, towards particular conclusions, and then scrabble around to rationalise those conclusions to themselves. — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
The 'Robben Island Bible' has arrived at the British Museum. It's a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed… — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
