I Am On The Right Wing Of

I Think There Are Two Ways In Which People Are Controlled - First Of All Frighten People And Secondly Demoralize Them.

The Quickest Way To Get To The Top In Society Probably Is To Be A Blair Babe Now. And Then All Of A Sudden You Find You're Invited To Parties. I Don't Want To Be Cynical, Because I'm Not. But I've Seen It Happen To So Many People Who Move From The Left To The Right So Damn Quickly.

We Used To Have A War Office, But Now We Have A Ministry Of Defence, Nuclear Bombs Are Now Described As Deterrents, Innocent Civilians Killed In War Are Now Described As Collateral Damage And Military Incompetence Leading To Us Bombers Killing British Soldiers Is Cosily Described As Friendly Fire. Those Who Are In Favour Of Peace Are Described As Mavericks And Troublemakers, Whereas The Real Militants Are Those Who Want The War.

Having Served In Eleven Parliaments, It Would Be Difficult To Describe This As A Maiden Speech. It Would Be Like Elizabeth Taylor Appearing At Her Next Wedding In A White Gown.

I Think To Understand How The Democratic Process Works Is The Most Important Thing, So People Don't Get Frightened By It, And Get Put Off, And Give Up.