58 Quotes by John Redwood

My main argument against staying in the E.U. has been the poor economic record of the E.U. as a whole and the eurozone in particular. The performance has got worse the more the E.U. has developed joint policies and central controls.

As we leave the E.U., the U.K. can turn its back on the austerity policies that have been the hallmark of the euro area.

Leaving the E.U. will enable the U.K. to undertake a major campaign for import substitution.

Designing our own agriculture policy will mean we can put behind us the quotas and regulations that have held back U.K. output during our years in the E.U.

Under Conservative, Labour, and coalition governments, the U.K. was never willing to accept all the moves to union or all the requirements of the E.U.

All my adult life, I have lived with Labour lies about tax cuts. Their cry is always the same. Tax cuts are impossible in a civilised society. They mean less revenue for the state, which means sacked teachers, unemployed doctors, fewer nurses. I am amazed anyone still takes such arrant twaddle seriously.

Cuts in tax rates on individual and company income nearly always produce more revenue, not less.

No sensible elected politician would look for spending reductions out of sacking teachers and nurses. We all know how important they are and that our electors want to keep those we have and employ more where possible.

The best way to get more tax from the rich is to cut rates. The best way to deliver more jobs for the less well off is to cut tax.