We can only converse if we can speak the same language. So if we are going to build One Nation, we need to start with everyone in Britain knowing how to speak English.
Ed Miliband 13/12/2012
Category: Quote of the Day, Labour Party
They are basically a good thing, they are in some ways as good a thing socially as other great things like the RSPCA or Royal Marsden [cancer charity].
Lord Feldman 16/02/2011
Conservative co-chair Lord Feldman describing political parties, during questioning on proposals to extend Gift Aid to political donations.
Category: What is a Political Party?
Look happy and smile at everything [Nick Clegg] says.
Audience member at Liberal Democrat speech 18/02/2011
Advice given to an audience member from a Liberal Democrat official at Nick Clegg's speech in Leeds earlier today.
A tip of the hat goes to Boulton & Co.'s Sky News blog for overhearing it.
Category: Liberal Democrats
I think it was a legitimate comment and I mean Twitter is edgy and you know it provokes debate. It looks on this occasion that as if it has caused a serious problem and we need to go back and look at that.
David Wright MP 16/02/2010
on his "scum-sucking pig" Twitter post
Category: Insulting Conservatives, Labour Party, Making Headlines, Member of Parliament (role of)
I am just not a great fan of the Piers Morgan format. I would rather do something a bit more substantial.
David Cameron 18/02/2010
On Piers Morgan's interview with Gordon Brown.
Category: Leaders, Interviews, Labour Politicians (quotes about), Events
I am not happy about the way things are. I pray for President Obama every single day. But tell you what. Homey made this bed, now he has got to lay in it.
Stephen Baldwin 15/02/2010
at the Conservative Political Action Conference
Category: Presidency, The US (office of), Party Conferences
I want to stand up and be counted - and expose the BNP for what they are... I want to antagonise them and attend their meetings, find out what makes them tick.
Mo Chaudry 22/02/2010
the Asian millionaire businessman announcing he will apply for membership of the British National Party.
Category: BNP & National Front
I gave a figure, off the top of my head, of a billion to a billion-and-a-half. I stand by that figure.
Philip Hammond
on justifying his claim that Conservative plans would save £1.5bn despite the fact that the institute for Fiscal Studies estimate was half of that
Category: Conservative Party, Mistakes
If I was in standard class I would not do work because people would be looking over your shoulder the entire time. There would be noise. There would be distraction... They are totally different type of people.
Sir Nicholas Winterton 18/02/2010
on MPs travelling first class
Category: Conservative Party, Class
I really think that the Liberal Party is dead and that one will simply have to think of men and policies after the war - not of parties.
Lord Aberdeen
Letter to his wife during World War I
Category: Liberal Democrats, Liberal Party, World War I
The Conservative Party is a tax cutting party or it is nothing.
John Redwood 1995
Said during the 1995 Conservative leadership election.
Category: Conservative Party, Tax Cuts
No change, no chance.
John Redwood 07/1995
Campaign slogan for Redwood's challenge to John Major in 1995.
Category: Leadership Elections
I applaud strong government, but not overweening government sustained by cronies, ciphers and a personality cult.
Margaret Thatcher 06/2001
On the Blair government.
Category: New Labour
Voting for New Labour is like helping an old lady across the road while screaming 'Get a move on!' Even the Tories, who you could once rely on to be completely heartless are pretending to care.
Boy George 2001
Category: 2001 General Election, New Labour
Our task is not to fight old battles, but to show that there is a third way, a way of marrying together an open competitive society and successful economy with a just and decent society.
Tony Blair
Category: New Labour
From now on it's downhill all the way.
Charles Kennedy 1999
Category: Leadership Elections, Leadership
The Labour Party is like a stage-coach. If you rattle along at great speed everybody is too exhilerated or too seasick to cause any trouble. But if you stop everybody gets out and argues about where to go next.
Harold Wilson
Category: Labour Party
All political parties have skeletons in their cupboard, some with manacles on, some with their hands tied behind their backs.
Lord Birkenhead
Category: What is a Political Party?
We regard our parties as interesting groups of gladiators.
Lord Rosebery
Category: What is a Political Party?
