All Francis Maude Quotes
- We should be the natural home for young mothers. But we're not. Because too often we sound like people who think the only good mother… Good
- So our problem is not Labour, it is us, is making us attractive enough to gain disillusioned Labour support and to compete effectively with the… Attractive
- The problem we have is not Labour, in however it is configured. Configured
- Our party has known great, great days. But we have no God-given right to survive, let alone to succeed. Alone
- I feel fantastically excited that we have a leader who fought for the leadership without compromising his quite challenging view that the party has to… Challenges
- If we do what we think is right, not try to point-score, people will begin to trust us. Begin
- The party at its best has always been a modern party. Been
- It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of the party, that it is very difficult to have a… Command
- We need to show that we know and understand and can reflect today's Britain. Today we don't. Britain
- Everyone now claims to be a moderniser and it's obvious, really. I mean, no one now says 'We need to go backwards... to the days… Backwards
- David Cameron's message of change, optimism and hope is in tune with what Britain wants today Britain
- It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving of rain. Always Seemed
- Our members are very much maligned. Obviously the average age is 60 something, but they all have children and grandchildren, they understand what we need… Age
- We said in our 21st Century Party paper there are 61 mosaic groups, which the market research people use as different socio-economic categories and half… Categories
- For the most part our grassroots members are serious, nice, tolerant people. Grassroots
- Our party believes in diversity, not uniformity. Believes
- If we want to change what people think of us, then we have got to change. Change
- But if we can work with people in other parties to get the right answer for the country we'll do that. Answer
- Our party's committed to tackling failing schools and cutting crime. Committed
- Our share of the vote overall rose by less than 1 per cent - yes, that's right: less than 1 per cent. Cent
- They don't think we're in touch with modern Britain, or understand modern Britain or like modern Britain. Britain
- We should be the natural home for the millions of Britons of immigrant origin. But we're not. Because too often we've sounded like people who… All
- We should be the natural home for younger voters. But today we're not. Because too often we sound like people who just don't like contemporary… Britain