Kenneth Clarke Quotes
- With the greatest respect, we do not make the criminal law on the basis of opinion polls. A majority of 9:1 could be in favour…
- I have never read it. You should not waste your time.
- I am sorry to upset my colleagues by saying we wasted four years in opposition, but if you do get so badly defeated as a…
- I look forward to the day when the Westminster Parliament is just a council chamber in Europe
- Energetic action on debt would make a radical difference to the prospects of many of the poorest countries in the world, at no practical cost…
- The political health of Britain has deteriorated very sharply. The Conservative Party must do something about it. I am the man to do it.
- However, we do not lack anti-terrorist laws. I do not believe that the recent London bombs were the result of any deficiencies in our legal…
- I am getting frustrated by the fact that we have been out of office for eight years. I desperately want to lead the Conservative Party…
- I don't think at my age... you can start ruling people out in politics.
- Of course I'd have loved to be Prime Minister. But I'm not nursing a grievance.
- It would be immoral to walk away from the consequences of our actions, leaving behind anarchy and civil war in Iraq.
- I have certainly not got re-elected to retire, and I shall certainly start trying to push my influence in politics as far as I possibly…
- A balanced tone on Europe will free us to address in depth the domestic economic and social agenda which we neglected throughout the last Parliament.
- The Conservative Party have got to ask themselves, 'How do we persuade people who at the moment are voting Labour and Liberal Democrat to vote…
- I trust that whoever leads the Conservative Party actually pays regard to my advice on how we should conduct ourselves and I personally will obviously…
- In these home affairs things I think occasionally it's the duty of politicians on both sides to turn round to the tabloids and right-wing newspapers…
- If the prime minister really believes it, he must be the only person left who thinks that the recent bombs in London had no connection…
- My sense is that the majority of Conservatives share my reservations about how we got into Iraq.
- The Blair government has lowered the standing of politics and politicians in our country.
- I cannot remember a time in opposition - I am talking about the last four years - when we have done less work on policy…