Francis Maude People Quotations

Well we've seen the amount of money that people save in this country falling, and dramatically, by as much as a quarter already.

We should be the natural home for younger voters. But today we're not. Because too often we sound like people who just don't like contemporary Britain.

We should be the natural home for the millions of Britons of immigrant origin. But we're not. Because too often we've sounded like people who wish they hadn't come here at all.

If we want to change what people think of us, then we have got to change.

But if we can work with people in other parties to get the right answer for the country we'll do that.

We said in our 21st Century Party paper there are 61 mosaic groups, which the market research people use as different socio-economic categories and half of our members come from just five of those groups and that is very narrow - too narrow.

What people want from Mr Blair is not more polished rhetoric about the future but practical solutions to the problems of the present.

We should be the natural home for people in our cities. But we're not. Because too often we've sounded as if we're just a countryside party.

If we do what we think is right, not try to point-score, people will begin to trust us.