Margaret was the best prime minister of my lifetime. Mythology has turned Thatcher into someone regarded either as a goddess by her supporters or an evil witch by her opponents. Kenneth Clarke More Quotes by Kenneth Clarke More Quotes From Kenneth Clarke My sense is that the majority of Conservatives share my reservations about how we got into Iraq. Kenneth Clarke senseabouthowshare The Blair government has lowered the standing of politics and politicians in our country. Kenneth Clarke standingpoliticsgovernmentcountry Locking people up without reducing the risk of them committing new crimes against new victims the minute they get out does not make for intelligent sentencing. Kenneth Clarke withoutnewriskpeople Access to justice is a fundamental part of a properly functioning democracy. Kenneth Clarke partaccessdemocracyjustice Without legal aid, and the dedicated lawyers who deliver it, our system of justice would quite simply collapse. Kenneth Clarke lawyerslegalwithoutjustice I am a firm believer in open justice, and an opponent of closed justice in any normal circumstances. But I am also an opponent of legal purism, and have no time for institutionalised mythmaking - whether from the authoritarian right or the liberal left. Kenneth Clarke legali-amjusticetime I am a stalwart supporter of the British judiciary who are the best in the world. Kenneth Clarke i-ambestjudiciaryworld No country anywhere in the world allows material that genuinely puts national security at risk into the public domain, and that includes a courtroom. Kenneth Clarke securityriskcountryworld Trade deals are not the vehicle for raising or lowering standards of protection for consumers, the environment, workers or anyone else. Regulations are made by governments and parliaments. Kenneth Clarke protectionenvironmentvehicletrade I am not a creature of giant business and I think that small- and medium-sized businesses will derive the most benefit from the removal of bureaucratic obstacles to trade. Kenneth Clarke i-amthinkobstaclesbusiness Only an ideologue deals with the world as he would wish it to be, as opposed to the world as it is. Kenneth Clarke onlyhewishworld Unless and until I can see an opportunity of actually reversing Brexit and restoring a stable membership of the European Union, then in the real world I concentrate on minimising the damage. Kenneth Clarke brexiti-canopportunityworld Referendums are designed to get round parliamentary government, and people only demand referendums when they think they can't get a majority in parliament. Mussolini was the most brilliant practitioner of referendums. Kenneth Clarke thinkparliamentgovernmentpeople My entire political career has been based on building up Britain's political standing and economic prosperity through our membership of the E.U. and the European project. Kenneth Clarke careerbuildingstandingpolitical Margaret Thatcher and John Major knew that bluff and bravado doesn't work in Brussels. Kenneth Clarke bluffknewbrusselswork
