It was a storm in a tea cup, but in politics we sail in paper boats.
After long experience of politics, I have never found that there is any inhibition caused by ignorance as regards criticism.
Revolt by all means, but only on one issue at a time. To do more would be to confuse the whips.
A successful current affairs television show seems to be more and more a cross between a music hall turn and a scene in a torture chamber.
The only quality needed for an MP is the ability to write a good letter.
You can hardly say boo to a goose in the House of Commons now without cries of "Ungentlemanly," "Not fair" and all the rest.
As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound.
At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.
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