Michael Howard
Michael Howard
Michael Howard, Baron Howard of Lympne CH PC QCis a British politician who served as the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2003 to December 2005. He had previously held cabinet positions in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including Secretary of State for Employment, Secretary of State for the Environment and Home Secretary...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 July 1941
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This grammar school boy is not going to take any lessons from a public school boy on children from less privileged backgrounds.
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We didn't win - and let's be honest with each other: We didn't even come close to winning.
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Cisco has laid out a vision and architecture for Carrier Ethernet that provides service providers a broad selection of flexible options across all network domains. Cisco announced products today that deliver a number of important network services at cost-effective price points, adding to Cisco's already large portfolio.
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His authority has disappeared virtually to vanishing point. He is in office but not in power.
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I probably would have stayed in the community and continued to work there had I felt support at all levels.
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So long as the international community consists of sovereign states, war between them remains a possibility, of which all governments have to take reasonable account.
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The important thing when you are going to do something brave is to have someone on hand to witness it.
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Let us be clear. Prison works. It ensures that we are protected from murderers, muggers and rapists, and it makes many who are tempted to commit crime think twice.
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I believe abortion should be available to everyone, but the law should be changed. In the past I voted for a restriction to 22 weeks and I would be prepared to go down to 20.
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I am happy to debate the past with the Prime Minister... I have a big dossier on his past, and I did not even have to sex it up.
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There is only one opinion poll that I am interested in and that is the one that will take place on election day.
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I will never stand again for the leadership of the Conservative Party.
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What is Parliament for if it is not to be a means to make ministers accountable for the services for which they are responsible.
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We cannot possibly take them all into this country [asylum seekers] - it is a completely unrealistic expectation.