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The jury system is one of the few ideas from the 13th century which still flourishes in the 21st century.
— Damian Green
The struggle to modernise the Labour party, which started under Neil Kinnock in the 80s, took more than a decade - and they were swimming in a largely friendly sea.
— Damian Green
It is not the job of government to collect and store vast amounts of biographical and biometric data belonging to innocent people.
— Damian Green
From online local care portals to greater use of personal budgets we need wholesale change if we are to move the social care system to a level that preserves the dignity and comfort of those who depend on it.
— Damian Green
The NHS needs the care system to work if it is to fulfil its own role.
— Damian Green
Funding care in the same way we fund pensions is the right approach for the Government to take, and the fairest way to guarantee dignity for all in old age.
— Damian Green
I proposed a Universal Care Entitlement, which would guarantee a decent level of care to all paid for out of tax.
— Damian Green
There is a basic state pension to which we are all entitled at a certain age, but on top of that we encourage everyone who can to save privately so that they have a more comfortable old age.
— Damian Green
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, there has been suffering and hardship on both sides of the generational divide.
— Damian Green
By incentivising the building of more new retirement properties, we can take a step towards unblocking the housing market and ultimately help first-time buyers onto the ladder.
— Damian Green
A significant number of people over the age of 65 would like to downsize into more suitable accommodation, yet they are unable to do so. This causes a bottleneck in the housing market that ripples down to first-time buyers.
— Damian Green
Often, those in later life find themselves stuck in properties that are remote from shops and services, hard to maintain, and away from friends and family.
— Damian Green
Few political debates have been as divisive as the European one. I fought as hard as I could on the Remain side, but I believe strongly that as a democrat I should respect the result, and that as a politician it is my duty to make the Brexit settlement as good as possible.
— Damian Green
I find it a touch hypocritical that some who argue that we should not leave the E.U. Single Market are prepared to countenance the break-up of the U.K. Single Market, which is vitally important to the prosperity of all parts of the U.K.
— Damian Green
No Conservative wants a bad Brexit deal, or to do anything that increases the threat of a Corbyn Government.
— Damian Green
Immigration has been a sensitive and sometimes toxic issue for more than half a century.
— Damian Green
Money isn't always the measure of how valuable you are to our society.
— Damian Green
The immigration system itself must be quick, fair and efficient at coming to decisions.
— Damian Green
We will control our own borders, and E.U. citizens will be treated in same way as everyone else.
— Damian Green
London is undoubtedly one of the most exciting places in the world in which to work, attracting hundreds of thousands of people of all abilities and backgrounds each year seeking to make a name for themselves.
— Damian Green
A one-size-fits-all approach just doesn't work when it comes to helping people back to work.
— Damian Green
Of course there are people who are unable to work and it's right that they are given the support they need. Frustratingly, though, for many it's a lack of opportunity, not an inability or lack of will to get a job, that keeps them trapped in unemployment.
— Damian Green
It's no surprise that work is good for us - the financial security of regular pay and the social and health benefits of being employed keep us healthy and alert. But some people who want to work find it nearly impossible get their foot on the ladder.
— Damian Green
One of the greatest political delusions of our age was the idea that holding a referendum on our E.U. membership would settle the argument once and for all.
— Damian Green
I want Britain to stay closely aligned to the E.U. on tariff rates, recognition of health and environment standards and the levels of border checks, because it is in Britain's interest to do so.
— Damian Green
Britain can thrive in the post-Brexit era, but maintaining close links with our neighbours will make a significant contribution to national success.
— Damian Green
Like everyone, I am concerned about the Irish border and the Good Friday Agreement, but as a Kent MP I am also concerned to keep lorries flowing freely through the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel. If they don't, Kent becomes a lorry park and life for those of us who live there becomes very unpleasant.
— Damian Green
We were often rowdy tenants inside the European house. We can now become good neighbours.
— Damian Green
The British people have always been a practical breed.
— Damian Green
Politicians making grand warnings in Churchillian-sounding phrases about becoming a 'vassal state' don't help pay the bills.
— Damian Green
Without the U.K. contribution to policing and anti-terrorism, the whole of Europe would be less safe.
— Damian Green
Old-fashioned types used to mutter about whether someone was officer-class material. It's a phrase stuck firmly in the 1950s, but it expresses an underlying truth: either you are fit to lead or you are not.
— Damian Green
Governments are supposed to operate under a system of collective responsibility. It means that in public, all Ministers support the agreed policies of the Government, and each other.
— Damian Green
The public needs to know that any Government has a sense of purpose.
— Damian Green
Those who spend a significant amount of their time delivering leaflets and knocking on doors for the party are very often the most loyal supporters anyone could ask for.
— Damian Green
Theresa May is normally at her best when she is at her boldest.
— Damian Green
Of course mobile phones are always kept out of the room during Cabinet meetings, for security reasons. But to keep a politician from his or her mobile for a whole day is a use of power which almost amounts to torture.
— Damian Green
Around the world, including in the U.K., a version of Right-wing politics is growing that is based on dividing societies.
— Damian Green
The best slogan Conservatives have always used is 'One Nation.' You cannot have One Nation if British people who happen to have a particular religious belief or ethnic background are excluded. So no true Conservative can be a racist or religious bigot.
— Damian Green
It is unBritish to start telling women what they can and can't wear. It would immediately create a group who want to be martyrs, and this would turn into the most colossal waste of police time.
— Damian Green
The Conservatives must never give the impression we exclude any group of British citizens.
— Damian Green
No British Prime Minister should be treated with barely concealed disrespect by our allies.
— Damian Green
In the run-up to the 2014 Scottish referendum, the so-called 'Cybernats' filled the Internet with hatred of their Unionist opponents. The Brexit referendum and its aftermath have followed the same course.
— Damian Green
Neither Left nor Right has a monopoly of virtue when it comes to smearing opponents.
— Damian Green
I now take security precautions at my office and at home, which were simply not necessary when I first became an MP.
— Damian Green
There are those who say that we can happily ignore the lies and menaces spread on social media, that what appears on screen really doesn't matter, that anything goes on the web, and so on. But such people have their heads in the sand.
— Damian Green
It is a sad law of politics that just because a problem exists, it doesn't mean a solution exists.
— Damian Green
People who have reached France or other prosperous western democracies are still desperate to come to the U.K. Because we live here too, we don't want that desirability to change. So let's have an asylum system that can cope.
— Damian Green
People do not want the state keeping information on its citizens for some ill-defined and unproven benefit.
— Damian Green
It is imperative the government is held accountable to the people it represents and does not abuse its position in key areas of personal freedom and liberty.
— Damian Green
The ID card was launched with fantastic claims about supposed benefits. In truth, it represented the worst of government.
— Damian Green
The first duty of government is to ensure its citizens are protected, but ID cards could never have done that. They would have been a distraction from the real work that needs to be done in countering terrorism, illegal immigration or benefit fraud.
— Damian Green
Almost every byelection is described by breathless commentators as the most important since Norwich/Hillhead/Orpington, but there is no requirement for political parties to overreact as well.
— Damian Green
We Conservatives need to be practical and consistent, not to over-promise. This makes byelections more difficult, but general elections winnable.
— Damian Green
The way to convince people not to vote for Ukip is to make a positive case for voting Conservative.
— Damian Green
Conservatives fight every seat in Great Britain because we are a national party and believe in giving every voter the chance to vote Conservative.
— Damian Green
The task for governments across Europe is to take a practical approach that can meet our humanitarian obligations in both the short and long term.
— Damian Green
The generosity of spirit that is usually shown by advanced democracies disappears when the public feel two things: that their government is not in control of the situation, and that their daily lives are being severely disrupted by the consequences of this lack of control.
— Damian Green
I talk to teachers all the time. They tell me why they joined the profession. How they believed that they could inspire the children they taught. And I have seen lessons that really inspire me.
— Damian Green
I have a unique ambition for a politician. I am the first aspiring education secretary to want less power not more.
— Damian Green
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