Penguin Quotes Collected quotes from the news in the UK

“We recognised the advantages to the individual cyclist … but felt the overall cost to all staff did not justify the savings for the relatively small numbers who may benefit from the scheme,”

“By 2011 we will be able to add a fourth carriage, increasing capacity by 50 per cent.”

“Every journalist knows that breaking the law is inexcusable – except, of course, where there is an excuse.”

“It’s not often that eight people must take responsibility for the fate of one billion. Unless the G8 leaders commit to serious new money for food and farming, they will have to answer to the one billion people, and rising, who live with chronic hunger every day. Given that the world has already spent $18 trillion propping up the global economy, we know they can afford it [the $23bn]. We are asking for peanuts from elephants.”

“‘Building Britain’s Future’ should be renamed ‘Brown’s Desperate U-Turns’.”

“Why can’t all official numerical data be published in internet-friendly formats? That’s what the Obama administration is now doing. And it’s what the UK government would be doing if Gordon Brown’s commitment to “transparency” was anything other than an expedient gimmick.”

“People are coming to appreciate his talents in a way the Labour party didn’t before … I think there’s a great affection for him now”

“It is not entirely clear how the Bank will be able to discharge its new statutory responsibility if we can do no more than issue sermons or organise burials”

“I can’t distinguish between those around Gordon Brown smearing and Gordon Brown himself. It’s how politics is driven forward by Gordon and the people around him.”

“I owe it to our Party to say what I believe no matter how hard that may be. I now believe your continued leadership makes a Conservative victory more not less likely”