I'm A Democrat - I Don't Support

We Have Been In Recess Since July, And During That Time There Has Been A Fuel Crisis, A Danish No Vote, The Collapse Of The Euro And A War In The Middle East, But What Is Our Business Tomorrow? The Insolvency Bill [lords]. It Ought To Be Called The Bankruptcy Bill [commons], Because We Play No Role.

I Don't Believe In The Hereditary Principle In The House Of Lords. Imagine Going To The Dentist, Sitting In The Chair And He Says, 'i'm Not A Dentist Myself, But My Father Was A Dentist And His Father Before Him. Now, Open Wide!

When Somebody Comes Up With A Progressive Idea, To Begin With, You're Mad, Bonkers. Then If You Go On, You're Dangerous. Then There's A Pause. Then You Can't Find Anyone Who Can Say They Thought Of It In The First Place. That's How Progress Is Made. This Is Why I Do Believe In The Vote. In The End, All These People Who've Been Tempted To The Right Realise The Warning Lights In Their Constituency Are Brighter Than The Bright Lights From No. 10 Offering Them Things.

If You File Your Waste-paper Basket For Fifty Years, You Have A Public Library.

I Try To Operate On Two Unconnected Levels. One On The Practical Level Of Action In Which I Am Extremely Cautious And Conservative. The Second Is The Realm Of Ideas Where I Try To Be Very Free