Give the Germans five deutschmarks and they will save it. But give the British £5 and they will borrow £25 and spend it..

Fifty years from now Britain will still be the country of long shadows on county grounds, warm beer, invincible green suburbs, dog lovers and pools f….

Disunity costs votes..

If the answer is more politicians, you are asking the wrong question..

When our backs are against the wall, we must turn around and march forward..

I inherited a sick economy and passed on a sound one. But one abiding regret for me is that, in between, I did not have the resources to put in place….

I don't have a shred of regret about entering the exchange-rate mechanism..

I can't legislate to change human nature..

Well, I have concerns about the effectiveness of Europe to compete..

A country of long shadows on county cricket grounds, warm beer, green suburbs, dog lovers, and old maids cycling to holy communion through the mornin….

In housing in the fifties in Britain and the sixties, we pulled down the terraces - destroyed whole communities and replaced them with tower blocks a….

Let's turn British inventions into British industries, British factories and British jobs. Let them make pounds for us, not dollars marks or yen for ….

I think it's extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge..

It is time to return to those core values, time to get back to basics: to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for others, to ac….

When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight..

I want to see us build a country that is at ease with itself, a country that is confident and a country that is able and willing to build a better qu….

I have a huge admiration for the House of Lords, I have a huge admiration for the people who work in the House of Lords, they're great public servant….

Whether you agree with me, disagree with me, like me or loathe me, don't bind my hands when I am negotiating on behalf of the British people..

Recovery begins from the darkest moment..

The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision..

I am not running as Son of Margaret Thatcher. I have my own priorities and my own programmes..