Daniel Hannan quotes

Daniel Hannan is a British writer, journalist, and politician known for his conservative views on Brexit and free market economics. As a former Member of the European Parliament, he has been a prominent figure in the UK's political landscape. Hannan is a prolific author, with several books on political philosophy and history to his name. His insightful commentary on current events and global affairs has garnered a large following on social media. Stay up to date on Daniel Hannan's latest projects and opinions by following him on Twitter and subscribing to his blog.

The truth, Prime Minister, is that you have run out of our money. The country as a whole is now in negative equity. Every British child is born owing around 20,000 pounds. Servicing the interest on that debt is going to cost more than educating the child.

- Daniel Hannan

You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt.

- Daniel Hannan

When you repeat, in that wooden and perfunctory way, that our situation is better than others, that we're 'well-placed to weather the storm', I have to tell you that you sound like a Brezhnev-era apparatchik giving the party line.

- Daniel Hannan

A trillion here, a trillion there and pretty soon you're talking about real money.

- Daniel Hannan

Prime Minister, I see you've already mastered the essential craft of the European politician, namely, the ability to say one thing in this chamber and a very different thing to your home electorate.

- Daniel Hannan

The U.S. states that allow for citizens' initiatives tend to have fewer laws and lower taxes than the ones that don't. But the beauty of the system is that it encourages the spread of best practice.

- Daniel Hannan

You cannot carry on forever squeezing the productive bit of the economy in order to fund an unprecedented engorgement of the unproductive bit.

- Daniel Hannan