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Daniel Hannan Biography

British Politician

Daniel Hannan is a British politician born on September 1, 1971. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for the Conservative Party and is known for his criticism of European integration.

Moral Dangerous Convinced Rectitude

Author:Daniel Hannan

“You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt.”

Way Politics Debt Recessions Great Recession Economic Recession

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“You cannot carry on forever squeezing the productive bit of the economy in order to fund an unprecedented engorgement of the unproductive bit.”

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“Political reporters no longer get to decide what's news. The days when a minister gave briefings to a dozen lobby correspondents, and thereby dictated the next day's headlines, are over. Now, a thousand bloggers decide for themselves what is interesting. If enough of them are tickled then, bingo, you're news.”

Ifs Enough Political Next Interesting Thousand News Ministers Dozen Reporters Next Day Headlines Bloggers Briefing Bingo

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“Europe tends to favor stability over democracy, America democracy over stability.”

America Democracy Europe Favors Stability

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“If you vote for candidates who think it's the role of the state to provide health care, don't complain when your hospitals are as badly run as everything else run by the state.”

Ifs Thinking States Care Running Roles Vote Complaining Health Care Candidates Hospitals

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“I am not the Conservative Party's health care spokesman. I'm fond of Andrew Lansley, and I strongly support David Cameron as party leader.”

Care Party Leader Support Conservative Health Care Andrew Cameron Conservative Party

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“The next Euro-elections will be a step towards a United States of Europe”

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“The 'EU in a Nutshell' is a miscellany of facts and anecdotes about the system which rules us. It's a book you can delve into in pursuit of a particular fact, or crack open for entertainment at virtually any page.”

Book Facts Particular Pages Entertainment Pursuit Cracks Anecdotes Miscellany

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“New fathers, political prisoners, traumatised presidential aides, resolute schoolboys, MEPs addressing unfriendly chambers - we all find that Shakespeare has magically anticipated our precise circumstances. How he was possible, I still don't understand; but there isn't a day I'm not grateful that he speaks to me in my own language.”

Stills Political Father Speak Language My Own Circumstances Grateful Presidential Prisoner Precise Chamber Resolute Unfriendly Political Prisoners New Father

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“Most British people are keen to remain in a European free trade zone; and most EU states are keen to keep us there, because we buy from them more than we sell to them to the tune of £40 million per day.”

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“The 'Robben Island Bible' has arrived at the British Museum. It's a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed to hide its contents. Within is the finest collection of words generated by human intelligence: the complete works of William Shakespeare.”

Humans Gold British Islands Collections Museums Finest Human Intelligence British Museum

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“The U.S. states that allow for citizens' initiatives tend to have fewer laws and lower taxes than the ones that don't. But the beauty of the system is that it encourages the spread of best practice.”

States Law Practice Citizens Taxes Spread Fewer Initiative Best Practices

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About the Author

Born: September 1, 1971
Known for: British Politician
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