“I don't think the standard of our politicians is very high. And when y...” — Andrew Neil Quote

“I don't think the standard of our politicians is very high. And when you get good ones, world-class ones, like a Blair or a Brown or a Thatcher, then they do stand out - they are head and shoulders above everybody else.”

“Britain's great postwar meritocratic experiment was broad-based, but it was in politics that the change was most dramatic.”

“There's even less to do in Umea at Christmas than there is in Stockholm.”

“There has always been something less than wholesome about New Labour. But Blair for a long time had an easy ride. There was the whopping majority. There was the relief that the Tories were finally gone. There was the grand hyperbole.”

“It's a very good idea that we have a third term Labour government led by Tony Blair for a full term.”

“Tony Blair has made a good contribution to the cause of peace in Ireland. He has made a great effort to understand it. He has great empathy with the need to resolve the conflict.”