British - Politician | March 26, 1961 -
Obviously a Conservative government will always leave taxes lower than they have been under Labour. Those things go with the territory of the Conservative Party.
William Hague
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One day I will go back to my books and piano, but not yet.
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When you reduce taxes on higher earners it's vital to be reducing them on lower earning people as well so the nation shares in the approach.
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The war in Iraq, clearly has not turned out in the way that was hoped.
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You can see over time whether people are prepared to differ or not.
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I think the way things have been left after Iraq is that people won't believe the Government of the day, so they have to know that lessons have been learnt and that all political parties and people, whether they were for or against the invasion of Iraq, have learnt lessons.
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Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfactorily concluded according to a published timetable, because you lose all flexibility in dealing with your opponents.
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I still agree with the invasion of Iraq. I don't agree with most of the decisions that accompanied it.
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The British retreat is over and now the advance will begin.
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The message I take all round the world is Britain is open for business.
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The total economy of Latin America is bigger than China.
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In my view what you can't argue for is a system that is neither decisive nor proportional and can be indecisive and disproportionate at the same time.
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