Munir Butt: Day

Munir Butt was British diplomat. Explore interesting quotes on day.

Munir Butt: 18 quotes0 likes

“I joined the Conservatives at Oxford. I didn't consider it a particularly important decision at the time. I was a young Indian boy at a university many in my country would have dreamed to go to, but very few would have fitted into. I became a Conservative, therefore to gain entry into this new elite world. I felt justified in my decision slightly later on when Harold Macmillian gave his Winds of Change speech in South Africa, a speech I thought was very brave. Later on the the 1980s I gave up my membership because of disagreements with the parties views, and I remain a Liberal Democrat voter to this day. Though, I don't see them as very much better.”

Source: Interview in The Cherwell, Oxford University newspaper, 1997.

“Politics these days is a disgusting game of mud-slinging, filled with selfish people with selfish aims. I'm very glad I've retired away from the hustle and bustle of Whitehall.”

Source: Countryside Alliance Magazine interview, 2006.

“London used to be reasonably priced, clean, and a decent place to live. These days it's polluted and utterly unbearable”

Source: The Business (magazine), 2006.