“Mr Brown is a politician of exceptional experience and ability, and I am sure he will discharge the office of Prime Minister with distinction” AbilityPoliticianOfficeMinistersDistinctionBrownPrimePrime MinisterExceptionalDischargeMr Brown Author:Bertie Ahern
“When we have a Deputy Prime Minister who tells people not to drive cars but has two Jags himself, and where the Minister who tells people not to have two homes turns out to have nine himself - no wonder the public believe politicians are hypocrites.” PeopleBelieveTwoHomeTurnsWonderCarPoliticianNineMinistersPrimePrime MinisterHypocriteDeputiesTwo Homes Author:William Hague
“Media people should have long noses like an elephant to smell out politicians, mayors, prime ministers and businessmen. We need to know the reality, the good and the bad, not just the appearance.” PeopleKnowsNeedsShouldLongRealityMediaPoliticianShould HaveAppearanceSmellNosesMinistersPrimeBusinessmanElephantsPrime MinisterMayors Author:Dalai Lama
“I thought Donald Trump approach on Brexit was a fascinating window into how he thinks. His basic point was that [David] Cameron should resign because he didn't read the public mood on the issue right. And that Boris Johnson should be the next prime minister because he did. That's a very different definition of leadership than many politicians have. Or at least say they have.” ThinkingShouldDifferentNextIssuesTrumpPoliticianApproachWindowDefinitionsMoodMinistersFascinatingPrimePrime MinisterJohnsonCameronDefinition Of Leadership Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“Politicians like Prime Minister David Cameron have lost all sense of reality. The people have seen how billions were spent on Greece and Turkey, on deals with Erdogan or for asylum seekers.” PeopleRealityLostDealsPoliticianBillionsMinistersPrimePrime MinisterTurkeysGreeceSeekersAsylumsCameronErdoganAsylum Seekers Author:Geert Wilders
“I certainly think one of the really amazing things about Mr. Trump's victory is there's been an immediate - what one of my friends calls a jump-to-the-Trump in Australia. So you've got politicians of all sides looking at this amazing result in America and thinking, I'd like a bit of that. Can I have a bit of that? And so the opposition leader has been talking about immigrants stealing people's jobs. The prime minister has started talking about media elites in exactly the same terms as President-elect Trump.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensJobsAmericaBitsSidesPresidentTermResultsTalkingLeaderMediaTrumpVictoryPoliticianLaughterMy FriendsStealingMinistersOppositionAustraliaImmigrantsPrimeElitesPrime MinisterAmazing ThingsReally Amazing Author:Richard Glover
“I think it's important not to start drawing parallels, for example, between Theresa May, a fairly traditional conservative politician, who's now prime minister and Le Pen in France. Those aren't the same and the situation in each country is different.” ThinkingMayImportantDifferentCountrySituationExamplePoliticianConservativeDrawingTraditionalFranceMinistersPensPrimePrime MinisterParallelsTheresa Author:Barack Obama
“The Prime Minister has an absolute genius for putting flamboyant labels on empty luggage.” PoliticalPoliticsGeniusPoliticianEmptyAbsolutesLabelsMinistersPrimePrime MinisterLuggageFlamboyant Author:Aneurin Bevan