“One of the most difficult decisions for any prime minister is when to ...” — Damian Green Quote

“One of the most difficult decisions for any prime minister is when to give up on a bad but long-cherished policy.”

“Given the state of English schools in the 1970s, a national curriculum, Ofsted, regular testing, publication of performance results, have all helped to raise standards by shining a light into the walled garden and letting parents know what is going on inside the school walls.”

“Funding care in the same way we fund pensions is the right approach for the Government to take, and the fairest way to guarantee dignity for all in old age.”

“Ultimately, stability in Syria will come from decisions made on the ground by the Syrian people and by their immediate neighbors.”

“To be a good producer, one needs to be able to eat lunch, and make ill-informed decisions.”

“'Memory.' 'Race.' 'Murder.' That's what they say about me. I am an elegiac poet. I have some historical questions, and I'm grappling with ways to make sense of history; why it still haunts us in our most intimate relationships with each other, but also in our political decisions.”