Quotes about "Politics & Government"

We have collectively to face up to the fact that in the two main political parties there are substantial disagreements on the best form Brexit should take. ”

The country needs leadership driven by the dictates of national security, not the ebb and flow of political fortunes. ”

The public are not fools. ”

In a mature democracy any proposed policy should be subjected to a close analysis of its likely benefits and costs. ”

It is this desire to see civil society remain a strong and united force within the U.K. that has encouraged me to chair Citizens U.K. Commission on Islam, Participation and Public Life. ”

In 2016 the public voted by a majority to leave the E.U. As I can see from my mailbag, some are angry at being deprived of their hopes and expectations. They demand action to implement their vote, just as others require we should think again and abandon the project entirely. ”

Any politician can talk about resuscitating public trust. ”

I worry that there are attempts to push faith out of the public space. Clearly it happens at a level of local power. ”

Some of the cases which have come to light of employers being disciplined or sacked for simply trying to talk about their faith in the workplace I find quite extraordinary. The sanitisation will lead to people of faith excluding themselves from the public space and being excluded. ”

We will not be thanked by anyone for dragging the country out of the E.U. on a deal for which the public have shown no enthusiasm. For MPs that would be an abdication of responsibility. ”