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British Politician

John Redwood is a well-known British politician recognized for his role as a Conservative Member of Parliament. Born on June 15, 1951, he has been active in politics for several decades, holding various positions within the Conservative Party.

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“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.”

Littles Doe Cutting Surprise Deficit

Author:John Redwood

“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.”

Home Government Taxes Standards Sells Spending Private Sector Living Abroad

Author:John Redwood

“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.”

Has Beens Moving Growth Numbers Economy Taxes Lows Significant Corporations Britain Excess Revenue Stealth

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“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.”

Thinking Trying Mean Has Beens Reality Circumstances Painful Spending Ministers Things To Do Right Thing Prime Prime Minister Private Sector Borrowing Chunks Bail

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“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.”

Ifs Needs Political Three Growth Party Cutting Easier Cost Agree Faster Related Unemployment Political Parties Revenue Deficit

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“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.”

Said Easy Study Events Needed Credit Cash Regulation

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“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.”

Men Want Form Young Goes On Lawyer Young Man Young Women Consent

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“The EU will not stop wars: it wants an army to fight them.”

Want War Fighting Army Stop War

Book:Just Say No!: 100 Arguments Against the Euro

Source: Just Say No!: 100 Arguments Against the Euro

“The EU project is to create a country called Europe.”

Country Projects Europe

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“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.”

Ifs Should Children Enough Helping Father

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“There is no point in saving the currency if we lose the country that goes with it.”

Ifs Country Loses Saving Currency No Point

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“I have more government than I want, more government than I need, more government than I can afford.”

Want Needs I Can Government

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“Labour's constitutional blueprint is nothing less than a plan for the destruction of UK democracy.”

Democracy Plans Destruction Constitution Labour Blueprints

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“No change, no chance.”

Chance

Book:Singing the Blues: The Once and Future Conservatives

Source: Singing the Blues: The Once and Future Conservatives

“Conservatism must be based on allowing everyone to become an owner - equity for everyman.”

Economics Owners Allowing Equity Conservatism Everyman

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“The Conservative Party is a tax cutting party or it is nothing.”

Party Cutting Taxes Economics Conservative Conservative Party

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“There is not necessarily a good reason why a regulator should have to be involved in product design and marketing for rich and sophisticated investors. We recommend that such investors should be able to sign a piece of paper, which allows them to go ahead and buy unregulated products at their own risk.”

Should Reason Able Rich Pieces Risk Design Products Involved Paper Should Have Marketing Reason Why Investors Sophisticated Regulators Product Design

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“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.”

People Want Trying Three Teach Teacher Easier Police Criminals Breathing Necks Nurse Clients Small Business Regulators

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“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.”

Ifs Self Force Cases Self Improvement Library Improvement Pursuit Pursuit Of Knowledge

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“You have to be very rich to afford Labour, with 66 tax rises since they came in power.”

Rich Taxes Advertising Labour Advertising Agencies

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“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.”

Way Needs Democracy Europe Areas Concern Forgotten Core Replaced Supporter Bureaucracy Government Bureaucracy

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“Europe is my continent, not my country”

Country Europe Britain Continents

Book:Just Say No!: 100 Arguments Against the Euro

Source: Just Say No!: 100 Arguments Against the Euro

About the Author

Born: June 15, 1951
Known for: British Politician
Quotes: 22

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Just Say No!: 100 Arguments Against the EuroRelated source material

Singing the Blues: The Once and Future ConservativesRelated source material

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