“I am not a British isolationist. I don't just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better deal for Europe too.” WantDealsEuropeBritishBritainEuropean Union Author:David Cameron
“I don't just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better deal for Europe too. So I speak as British prime minister with a positive vision for the future of the European Union. A future in which Britain wants, and should want, to play a committed and active part.” WantShouldPlaySpeakDealsVisionEuropeUnionsCommittedBritishActiveMinistersBritainPrimePrime MinisterEuropean Union Author:David Cameron
“America's health care system is second only to Japan, Canada, Sweden, Great Britain, well ... all of Europe. But you can thank your lucky starts we don't live in Paraguay!” WellsCareAmericaLuckyEuropeHealth CareBritainCanadaJapanGreat BritainSwedenHealth Care SystemGreat SimpsonsParaguay Author:Matt Groening
“It is a terrible commentary on Christian civilization that the longest period of slave-raiding known to history was initiated by the action of Spain, Portugal, France, Holland and Britain, after the Christian faith had for more than a thousand years been the established religion of Europe.” YearsActionChristianReligionKnownAtheismPeriodsTerribleCivilizationThousandEuropeSlaveFranceBritainThousand YearsSpainCommentaryChristian FaithHollandPortugalRaiding Author:H. A. L. Fisher
“Winter regularly takes many more lives than any heat wave: 25,000 to 50,000 each year die in Britain from excess cold. Across Europe, there are six times more cold-related deaths than heat-related deaths...by 2050...Warmer temperatures will save 1.4 million lives each year.” YearsDiesEnergyMillionsEnvironmentColdDiseaseSixEuropeWinterClimate ChangeWaveHeatRelatedBritainExcessTemperatureHeat Wave Author:Bjorn Lomborg
“First, we must stop wasting energy. A quarter of the UK's carbon emissions come from the home. Our housing stock - the oldest in Europe - is costing us the earth... After transport, heating is the second biggest driver of energy demand in Britain. British Gas research suggests that householders who put in energy efficiency measures cut their gas consumption by 44%. Better insulated buildings will do much of the work for us.” FirstsHomeEarthEnergyCuttingBuildingDemandResearchEuropeClimate ChangeBritishBritainGasDriversQuartersConsumptionEfficiencyCarbonHousingTransportEmissionsHeatingCarbon EmissionsEnergy Efficiency Author:Chris Huhne
“I’ve spent a lot of recreational time walking around historical castles and estates, in Britain and Europe, and so I know what the real thing looks like” KnowsLooksRealWalkingEuropeHistoricalBritainEstatesCastlesReal Things Author:Natalie Dormer
“The backwoodsmen are muttering about making Britain's draconian union laws - already among the toughest in Europe - harsher still. And parts of the media will continue to attack public service pensions, as if school meals staff, refuse collectors and healthcare workers have no right to a decent retirement.” IfsStillsSchoolLawMediaEuropeUnionsWorkersRefuseMealsDecentBritainRetirementHealthcareStaffPublic ServiceCollectorsPensionMutteringDraconian Author:Frances O'Grady