Dominic Raab Quotes

Israel‘s system of proportional representation rarely produces stable government.

Iraq lacks leaders capable of soothing sectarian wounds, and Western attempts to pick them or force their hand invite anti-imperialist backlash.

The typical user of a food bank is not someone that’s languishing in poverty: it’s someone who has a cash flow problem.

While we have some of the toughest anti-discrimination laws in the world, we are blind to some of the most flagrant discrimination – against men.

We have seen too many arbitrary Strasbourg diktats based on the whims of European judges – from prisoner voting to blocking deportation of Abu Qatada – rather than a sober reading of the sensible list of core freedoms in the European Convention itself.

From the cradle to the grave, men are getting a raw deal. Men work longer hours, die earlier, but retire later than women.

Britain should take pride in a foreign policy that reflects her values and responsibilities – but it must be grounded in the tangible interests of the citizens who pay for it.

Beyond the U.S. and E.U., Britain should deepen ties with the Commonwealth and the rising powers of Asia and Latin America – calibrated to our national interest in promoting the global goods of free trade, democracy, and basic human rights.

For all its pro-democracy rhetoric, the West rolled over to military coups in Egypt and Thailand.

Whether we are in or out of the E.U., we must deliver reform at home in order to compete abroad in the 21st century.

Control orders put people not convicted of any crime under virtual house arrest based on scant evidence. Billed as a security backstop, they proved unreliable.

Working as a Foreign Office lawyer in 2003, I was less worried by the quibbling over U.N. resolutions on Iraq than the coalition‘s capacity to effect positive change.

You can’t help your background or innate talents. But anyone can graft: that’s why there are success stories like that of Tony Pidgley, the founder and owner of Berkeley Homes.

I’ll keep fighting for the best, most successful Brexit.

No other country ties its hands in deporting foreign criminals as Britain does.

Introducing a voting threshold for strike action would save the country billions, unleashing productivity gains from rail infrastructure to administration.

Despite egregious human rights abuses, military dictatorship in Greece, and Russian atrocities in Chechnya, no state has ever been voted out of the Council of Europe.

Personally, I would prefer Britain to remain within a more flexible E.U., with access to the single market but without the excessive regulation or constant efforts to direct social, justice, or foreign policy. But if that’s not possible, I believe this country could – and should – thrive outside the E.U.

We should protect free speech by repealing offences that stifle legitimate debate – like ‘glorification’ of terrorism and religious hatred – but take a ‘zero-tolerance’ approach to extremists inciting violence.

Shrouded by the ‘dodgy dossier,’ which warped opaque intelligence, none of the stated war aims in Iraq spoke to the British national interest. Illusory dreams of bringing Western-style democracy to the Middle East were punctured by failures of planning and strategy, as catalogued before the Chilcot Inquiry.

The government rightly resisted pressure to accept Free Movement of people from E.U. countries, to allow us to regain control over our immigration policy.

Ingenious prisoners have successfully claimed a range of novel entitlements, from fertility treatment to a right to keep twigs in their cells to wave as wands in pagan rituals.

Of course, we must properly equip our troops.

Terrorists follow tried and tested tactics.

Welfare reform isn’t easy.

Much of the work legal executives do has to be supervised by a solicitor, irrespective of the experience or ability of the individual. In practice, this is a major disincentive to legal executives setting up their own high street practices. Even when they can do the work, they are still tied to solicitors.

British intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan swelled the grievances home-grown fanatics fed off, while al Qaeda morphed and re-grouped in lawless sanctuaries from Somalia to Yemen.

One reason women are left ‘holding the baby‘ is anti-male discrimination in rights of maternity/paternity leave.

Legal executives often specialise in areas such as conveyancing, family law, probate, and litigation. Training is typically spread over five years of combined study and work.

State educators have confused the length of formal education with real-life skills.