“I feel fortunate that, by the age of 40, I had crammed in an entire political career.I had been in the Cabinet and been leader of the party, so now I can branch out into other things... it is a very liberating feeling.” FeelsI CanFeelingsAgePoliticalPartyLeaderCareersFortunateBranchesLiberatingCabinetsAge Of 40 Author:William Hague
“I think the way things have been left after Iraq is that people won't believe the Government of the day, so they have to know that lessons have been learnt and that all political parties and people, whether they were for or against the invasion of Iraq, have learnt lessons.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayBelieveHas BeensGovernmentPoliticalLeftPartyLessonsIraqPolitical PartiesInvasion Author:William Hague
“I'm going to reduce the size of the Cabinet, cut the number of ministers, reduce the size of the House of Commons, campaign for a European Parliament with 100 fewer members, halve the number of political advisers, and abolish a huge swathe of Labour's regional bureaucracies - and agencies and their offices in Brussels.” PoliticalHouseNumbersCuttingHugeMembersOfficeSizeCampaignsMinistersAgencyLabourFewerBureaucracyParliamentCabinetsAbolishAdviserBrusselsHouse Of Commons Author:William Hague
“Inspiring scenes of people taking the future of their countries into their own hands will ignite greater demands for good governance and political reform elsewhere in the world, including in Asia and in Africa.” PeopleWorldCountryHandsPoliticalGreaterSceneDemandIncludingReformElsewhereAsiaGovernanceIgniteGood GovernancePolitical Reform Author:William Hague
“Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders.” HumansPoliticalLeaderRightsHuman RightsMinoritiesIranPrisonerPersecutionDisgraceShamefulDefendersIndictmentPolitical Prisoners Author:William Hague
“The appalling crackdown that we witnessed in Hama and other Syrian cities on 30 and 31 July only erode the regime's legitimacy and increase resentment. In the absence of an end to the senseless violence and a genuine process of political reform, we will continue to pursue further EU sanctions.” EndsPoliticalProcessCitiesViolenceIncreaseAbsenceGenuinePursueReformRegimesResentmentJulySanctionsLegitimacyHamasErodePolitical ReformSenseless Violence Author:William Hague
“Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve.” IfsWellsPoliticalPoliticianNormalFindingsDeserveLuckRepresentativesSecretaryGood LuckPolitical Systems Author:William Hague
