Philip Hammond Quotes & Sayings
26 most famous Philip Hammond quotes and sayings (politician). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“While I believe firmly in open markets and free trade, I also believe an open market needs a level playing field.”
“Scotland forms a crucial part of our Armed Forces which should not be jeopardised by rushed cuts or a rush to the exit from the U.K. Defence jobs are vital to the Scottish economy and yet independence puts thousands of jobs at risk.”
“We have got this Damocles' sword of Standard and Poor's hanging over us, with the commitment they have made to review Britain's credit rating in the summer of 2010 after the general election. Everybody in Britain has a vital interest in ensuring that the triple A credit rating agency is maintained.”
“There is a real sense of anger among many people who are married that the government, any government, thinks it has the ability to change the definition of an institution like marriage.”
“To those who say Britain cannot afford to invest in infrastructure, I say we cannot afford not to invest in our future.”
“I remember the day after the general election when Harold Wilson had lost, I remember quite clearly cycling from my house in Hutton along Long Ridings and feeling what a relief to live in a country with a Tory government again.”
“Sound public finances are the essential foundation on which to construct a better-balanced economy from the wreckage of Labour's boom and bust. But it is economic growth that will create the jobs and the prosperity for the future and enable us to pay down Labour's debt.”
“It is a significant gamble to assume that troops in our U.K. Armed Forces would volunteer for a Scottish Defence Force.”
“It is in all our interests that the arteries of global trade are kept free, open and running.”
“The North Koreans or Chinese may have a million men in uniform but it's about how you perform.”
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