29 Quotes by Ferdinand Mount

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.

For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism of governmental action; the independence of the judiciary has been of a decidedly subordinate character.

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.

Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more people tell them they are wrong, the more stubbornly they defend their error.

Defenders of the status quo will argue that this system has served us well over the centuries, that our parliamentary traditions have combined stability and flexibility and that we should not cast away in a minute what has taken generations to build.

In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and the very poor.

All the research shows that being married, with all its ups and downs, is by far the most effective way of making young men law-abiding and giving them a sense of purpose and self-worth.

It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.

A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence.