Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.

Quote by Harold Wilson

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I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to...

I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to...

Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held...

Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held...

We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution.

We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution.

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat

Everybody should have an equal chance - but they shouldn't have a flying start.

Everybody should have an equal chance - but they shouldn't have a flying start.

The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.

The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.

This Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.

This Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.

A week is a long time in politics.

A week is a long time in politics.

One man's wage increase is another man's price increase.

One man's wage increase is another man's price increase.

The main essentials of a successful prime minister are sleep and a sense of history.

The main essentials of a successful prime minister are sleep and a sense of history.

Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held...

Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held...

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects...

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects...

If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned....

If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned....

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.

I'm at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.

I'm at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.

A week is a long time in politics.

A week is a long time in politics.

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real...

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real...

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our...

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our...

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not...

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not...

Ask not what you can do for your country, for they are liable to tell...

Ask not what you can do for your country, for they are liable to tell...

From here it sounds great to say we'll all get together soon, but all I...

From here it sounds great to say we'll all get together soon, but all I...