Matthew Parris Quotes

As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God

Removing Christian evangelism from the African equation may leave the continent at the mercy of a malign fusion of Nike, the witch doctor, the mobile phone and the machete.

Bring on the fruitcakes, we want a fruitcake for an unlovable seat.

Nothing corrupts a politician quite as much as friendship. Good politicians don't bribe; they make us like them.

Being an MP feeds your vanity and starves your self- respect.

All three of our major religions in Britain ~ Christianity, Islam and Judaism - have a hateful idea at the very core. That idea is Exclusion: the "othering," if you like, of the unredeemed.