The British civil service … is a beautifully designed and effective braking mechanism. — Shirley Williams
There are hazards in everything one does, but there are greater hazards in doing nothing. — Shirley Williams
We really shouldnt be running education like a supermarket where you compare prices. — Shirley Williams
The saddest illusion of the revolutionary is that revolution itself will transform — Shirley Williams
Society, while willing to make room for women, is not willing to make changes for them. — Shirley Williams
We have to say now we think the character of the party has changed so far it will take something very exceptional — Shirley Williams
We really shouldn’t be running education like a supermarket where you compare prices. — Shirley Williams
If the labour party goes back to reasserting its socialist and democratic beliefs, that’s where I belong. — Shirley Williams
We have run out of creativity for children and teachers alike in the name of pushing up standards. — Shirley Williams
There are hazards in anything one does but there are greater hazards in doing nothing. — Shirley Williams
