--- title: "Best Munira Mirza Sayings" description: "British political adviser... | Munira Mirza is a British political advisor who served as Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit under Prime Minister Bori..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-munira-mirza-6468.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-munira-mirza-6468.jpg) # Munira Mirza (1978) Politician **99** quotes in **346** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Munira Mirza is a politician. ## Quick Facts About Munira Mirza Born January 1, 1978 Profession Politician ## About Munira Mirza British political adviser... \| Munira Mirza is a British political advisor who served as Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit under Prime Minister Boris Johnson from 2019 until she resigned in February 2022. She previously worked under Johnson as Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture when he was Mayor of London. ## Quotes by Munira Mirza · Page 3 > [Sectarian political festivals are not the way Londoners want their money to be spent. Most of us, I suspect, just want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/sectarian-political-festivals-are-not-the-way-londoners-want-their/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Festivals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/festivals/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c10/munira-mirza-6468_festivals_sectarian-political-festivals-are-not-th_2483041.jpg) > [Of course, when people work together, there can be tension and disagreement. But policing informal behavior makes it hard for people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/of-course-when-people-work-together-there-can-be-tension-and/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/munira-mirza-6468_diversity_of-course-when-people-work-together-ther_1671069.jpg) > [There is a large number of people who see immigration has been very positive and engaging with the world and cooperating is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/there-is-a-large-number-of-people-who-see-immigration-has-been-very/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/munira-mirza-6468_future_there-is-a-large-number-of-people-who-se_1789234.jpg) > [But I do love working for Boris because he never stops. He's always fizzing with good ideas, and when you are looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/but-i-do-love-working-for-boris-because-he-never-stops-he-s-always/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Ambitious](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambitious/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81e/munira-mirza-6468_ambitious_but-i-do-love-working-for-boris-because_110936.jpg) > [Most Muslims are well integrated, want to live under British law and prefer to send their children to mixed schools. They do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/most-muslims-are-well-integrated-want-to-live-under-british-law-and/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31f/munira-mirza-6468_children_most-muslims-are-well-integrated-want-to_2478973.jpg) > [Certainly, 'creativity' has been a vital plank of New Labour strategy. It not only hands out money with the enthusiasm of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/certainly-creativity-has-been-a-vital-plank-of-new-labour-strategy-it/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/munira-mirza-6468_art_certainly-creativity-has-been-a-vital-pl_1941553.jpg) > [The emergence of a strong Muslim identity in Britain is, in part, a result of multicultural policies implemented since the 1980s, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/the-emergence-of-a-strong-muslim-identity-in-britain-is-in-part-a/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Identity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/identity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/munira-mirza-6468_identity_the-emergence-of-a-strong-muslim-identit_2988074.jpg) > [Few, if any, political analysts predicted the Arab Spring. The raw energy of millions of protestors in the streets of Tunis and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/few-if-any-political-analysts-predicted-the-arab-spring-the-raw/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Arab spring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arab-spring/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/munira-mirza-6468_arab-spring_few-if-any-political-analysts-predicted_938468.jpg) > [Some people think that culture is overhyped and peripheral. A season of opera is less important than the refurbishment of a school,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/some-people-think-that-culture-is-overhyped-and-peripheral-a-season/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/473/munira-mirza-6468_culture_some-people-think-that-culture-is-overhy_3193150.jpg) > [To challenge the dominance of identity politics, we need to champion an alternative universalist approach. This wouldn't mean bland similarity, with everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/to-challenge-the-dominance-of-identity-politics-we-need-to-champion/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Champion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/champion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/munira-mirza-6468_champion_to-challenge-the-dominance-of-identity-p_394956.jpg) > [By appeasing the anti-racism lobby and affirming its culture of grievance, public institutions and business leaders are not making Britain a fairer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/by-appeasing-the-anti-racism-lobby-and-affirming-its-culture-of/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Anti racism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anti-racism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d1/munira-mirza-6468_anti-racism_by-appeasing-the-anti-racism-lobby-and-a_31276.jpg) > [Throughout history, cities have been associated with incredible bursts of creative energy - the Renaissance in Florence, or modernism in Paris. London…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/throughout-history-cities-have-been-associated-with-incredible-bursts/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Creative energy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creative-energy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/munira-mirza-6468_creative-energy_throughout-history-cities-have-been-asso_435107.jpg) > [Why is London particularly attractive for artists? It's partly this incredible concentration of organizations that have a long history but also the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/why-is-london-particularly-attractive-for-artists-it-s-partly-this/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bb/munira-mirza-6468_art_why-is-london-particularly-attractive-fo_2716645.jpg) > [If black artists can win major commissions and international acclaim, why do we assume that to be black is always to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/if-black-artists-can-win-major-commissions-and-international-acclaim/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/munira-mirza-6468_art_if-black-artists-can-win-major-commissio_1714156.jpg) > [The people who fund the arts, provide the arts, and research the arts have all produced a consensus about the value of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/the-people-who-fund-the-arts-provide-the-arts-and-research-the-arts/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/munira-mirza-6468_art_the-people-who-fund-the-arts-provide-the_718207.jpg) > [Some Muslim lobby groups have argued that Christian groups already have public funding for their schools and services so they should too.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/some-muslim-lobby-groups-have-argued-that-christian-groups-already/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/171/munira-mirza-6468_day_some-muslim-lobby-groups-have-argued-tha_375907.jpg) > [No doubt many people working in race relations sincerely want to make things better. But by constantly drawing attention to race and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/no-doubt-many-people-working-in-race-relations-sincerely-want-to-make/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31c/munira-mirza-6468_attention_no-doubt-many-people-working-in-race-rel_1191262.jpg) > [In cities across the world, directors of leading arts institutions, galleries and museums know that when it comes to attracting locals to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/in-cities-across-the-world-directors-of-leading-arts-institutions/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/672/munira-mirza-6468_art_in-cities-across-the-world-directors-of_1652996.jpg) > [The growth of race relations management, diversity training and 'promoting good relations' has come at a cost. We are more sensitized to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munira-mirza/the-growth-of-race-relations-management-diversity-training-and/) [Munira Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/) [Diversity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diversity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/munira-mirza-6468_diversity_the-growth-of-race-relations-management_8987.jpg) ## Munira Mirza by topic [Art (22)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/munira-mirza/) [London (19)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/london/munira-mirza/) [People (16)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/munira-mirza/) [Culture (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/munira-mirza/) [Artist (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/munira-mirza/) [Racism (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/munira-mirza/) [Islam (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/islam/munira-mirza/) [Politics (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/munira-mirza/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munira-mirza/#itemlist", "name": "Munira Mirza Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sectarian political festivals are not the way Londoners want their money to be spent. 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