I was the original moderniser in the Conservative Party, telling it, 'No change, no chance.' John Redwood More Quotes by John Redwood More Quotes From John Redwood The EU will not stop wars: it wants an army to fight them. John Redwood armyfightingwar No change, no chance. John Redwood chance The EU project is to create a country called Europe. John Redwood projectseuropecountry Young men do not want to have to take a consent form and a lawyer on a date, just as young women have every right to go on a date and to say 'No', having it respected. John Redwood goes-onwantmen I have more government than I want, more government than I need, more government than I can afford. John Redwood governmentwantneeds Europe is my continent, not my country John Redwood britaineuropecountry The Conservative Party is a tax cutting party or it is nothing. John Redwood conservativecuttingparty The Irish move to a very low corporation tax has generated very significant revenue growth, considerably in excess of Britain's, where a slower economy has been combined with a number of stealth taxes. John Redwood growthnumbersmoving Living standards in both the public and private sector have to be brought down. The private sector has to sell more abroad and consume less at home. The government sector has to get closer to just spending what it can collect in taxes. John Redwood spendinggovernmenthome The UK downgrade will come as little surprise to many. It does not appear to be occurring because the UK is cutting its deficit too far and too fast. John Redwood cuttingdoelittles We need to remind our core supporters that we have not forgotten their concern with the way our democracy is being replaced by European bureaucracy in so many areas. John Redwood democracyeuropeneeds Labour's constitutional blueprint is nothing less than a plan for the destruction of UK democracy. John Redwood constitutiondestructiondemocracy There aren't many fathers around here...If someone is old enough to father a child, he should be old enough to help bring it up. John Redwood helpingfatherchildren There is no point in saving the currency if we lose the country that goes with it. John Redwood currencysavingcountry What the study I chaired actually said was we needed tougher regulation of cash and capital in banks, as credit was too easy. Events proved that right. John Redwood cashcreditevents The three main political parties all agree the UK deficit is high and needs to be brought down. All agree that it is easier to get a deficit down if you have faster growth, cutting unemployment-related costs and raising revenues. John Redwood cuttingpoliticalparty The Prime Minister in the UK thinks spending and borrowing more is the right thing to do in the circumstances, and is busily trying to bail out chunks of the private sector which would otherwise have to adjust more quickly to the painful reality that we have been living beyond our means. John Redwood meanrealitythinking You have to be very rich to afford Labour, with 66 tax rises since they came in power. John Redwood advertisingtaxesrich The library is seen as a force for self improvement and the pursuit of knowledge. I fear that in many cases this is no longer true, if it ever was. John Redwood libraryimprovementself When teachers try to teach, nurses try to nurse, small businesses try to serve their clients and the police try to arrest criminals, there is always a regulator or three breathing down their necks. Conservatives want to make people's lives easier. John Redwood breathingnurseteacher
