At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister.
HAROLD WILSONWhichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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A week is a long time in politics.
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The ambition of the present Labour government is that every worker in the country will have a greater than average income.
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Over and above communication and vigilance, there are two factors I have always mentioned. They are sleep, and a sense of history.
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The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
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If you rattle along at great speed everybody inside is too exhilarated or too seasick to cause any trouble. But if you stop everybody gets out and argues about where to go next.
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I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night’s sleep.
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It is quite clear to me that the Tory Party will get rid of Mrs Thatcher in about 3 years time.
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Tories never actually talk about getting rid of their leader, then suddenly there us a flash of steel between he shoulder-blades and rigormortis sets in.
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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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Every dog is allowed one bite, but a different view is taken of a dog that goes on biting all the time. He may not get his licence returned when it falls due.
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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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Selsdon Man is designing a system of society for the ruthlessness and the pushing, the uncaring. His message to the rest is: you’re out on your own.
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