Driven Wisdom

Politician Clichés

  • Look.
  • Red lines.
  • Well look.
  • Mood music.
  • I say this …
  • I just hope.
  • Wide and far.
  • Far and wide.
  • At the moment.
  • Let me finish.
  • Critical stage.
  • And I say this.
  • I am no fan of.
  • Bottom line is …
  • Let me be clear.
  • Make no mistake.
  • Not in question.
  • Nowhere to hide.
  • Perfectly frank.
  • Stay on message.
  • In this country.
  • The people want …
  • Leading the call.
  • Magic money tree.
  • Take any lessons.
  • What people want.
  • Working families.
  • Work doubly hard.
  • … is beyond doubt.
  • Bold and decisive.
  • Going off message.
  • Hard pressed folk.
  • Job of work to do.
  • The economic mess.
  • ... come what may.
  • I can't speak for.
  • It is true to say …
  • Coalition of chaos.
  • Fact of the matter.
  • Magic money forest.
  • Put up, or shut up.
  • Staying on message.
  • Wafer thin support.
  • It is important ...
  • Let me be clear ...
  • That's just a fact.
  • I'm calling on him …
  • What we’ve said is …
  • Not fit for purpose.
  • Overwhelming desire.
  • Ridged and reckless.
  • Voice of the people.
  • We're talking about.
  • We have a situation.
  • What I would say ...
  • All in this together.
  • Failed economic plan.
  • Lessons to be learnt.
  • Let me be very clear …
  • Absolutely no plan to.
  • Hard working families.
  • Window of opportunity.
  • Parliament has spoken.
  • Put food on the table.
  • Put this thing to bed.
  • So it is important ...
  • Tackle the real issues.
  • The will of the people.
  • But I'm telling you ...
  • The will of the people.
  • Long term economic plan.
  • Up and down the country.
  • Parliament is sovereign.
  • We have been very clear.
  • What our priority is ...
  • Premise of your question.
  • The Great British people.
  • ... so I am minded to ...
  • Diversity is our strength.
  • Ensure our loved ones are.
  • Just About Managing (JAM).
  • There is a job to be done.
  • From my own point of view.
  • I want to make this point.
  • Our mission is very clear.
  • A victory for common sense.
  • We welcome the opportunity.
  • We'll not be found wanting.
  • ... that speaks to that ...
  • And I say this other thing.
  • Laying down the foundation.
  • They are missing the point.
  • We have long made the case.
  • While we are in opposition.
  • What I'm saying to you, is …
  • Made mistakes in government.
  • No return to the status quo.
  • We are all in this together.
  • We think it is important ...
  • Hugh cuts in public spending.
  • Strong and stable government.
  • The many and not for the few.
  • There can be no turning back.
  • There is no instant solution.
  • I believe we need to resolve.
  • I could not be more clear ...
  • An economy that works for all.
  • Huge political miscalculation.
  • Where's the passion and power?
  • I don't want to lose focus ...
  • I won't take any lessons from.
  • What we have been calling for.
  • Can often be counterproductive.
  • Holding their feet to the fire.
  • I want to finish this point ...
  • I've spent the week looking at.
  • It's really serious for people.
  • Look, we all waiting to see ...
  • We always have and always will …
  • Argument we've still got to win.
  • But much still needs to be done.
  • Economy that works for everyone.
  • I think that is quite dangerous.
  • All these things are in the mix.
  • We are a deeply divided country.
  • We continue to work with others.
  • What I think is important is ...
  • I think it unwise in the extreme.
  • ... and not a race to the bottom.
  • I think we need to find a way to.
  • A country that works for everyone.
  • A week is a long time in politics.
  • Get on with the job of government.
  • It’s a very challenging situation.
  • Preening sanctimonious hypocrites.
  • There is a job of work to be done.
  • Governing for the many not the few.
  • Saying one thing and doing another.
  • ... but it depends on what appears.
  • ... then it has to be for for jobs.
  • There is still more work to be done.
  • Dealing with the concerns of poeple.
  • I appricaiate it is a complex issue.
  • Look, it's time to stop the madness.
  • The camaraderie of shared adversity.
  • I appricaiate it was a complex issue.
  • I'm just getting on with the day job.
  • If we work 24/7 we can get this done.
  • Let me be absolutely open and honest …
  • I’m being absolutely clear about that.
  • No one knew what they were voting for.
  • It's time for common sense to prevail.
  • I stand up for the values we hold dear.
  • In every town and city in this country.
  • I think that if we are going to have ...
  • They need to put their differences aside.
  • We need to develop solutions to problems.
  • Well I don't think that's true, actually.
  • ... and I make no appolgies for it. None.
  • I think we're getting ahead of ourselves.
  • It's something that concerns many people.
  • There are lots of conversations going on.
  • Our message is very clear and very simple.
  • I do think we have a very divided country.
  • They create a wasteland and call it peace.
  • I don’t intend to give a running commentary.
  • And the second thing that is very important …
  • It probably did, there's no doubt about that.
  • The only poll that counts is on Election Day.
  • This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.
  • Act in the best interests of my constituents.
  • It's really serious for people in the country.
  • We will beat the rising tide of far-right hate.
  • I am perfectly clear in my policy as regards ...
  • Tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime.
  • I'm not going to give a running commentary on ...
  • To get back, if I may, to the point I was making …
  • Those with the broadest shoulders should pay more.
  • I did what I did and I talked about it at the time.
  • We are a divide country and we can all agree on that.
  • ... and that is purely a matter for the British people.
  • Another really exciting and vitally important initiative.
  • I want to make this point and it's a very important point.
  • We have achieved a great deal, but there is still much to do.
  • A whole range of proposals for making a significant impact on.
  • How much longer are we going to allow the tail to wag the dog.
  • It is going to take time and a whole raft of measures to put it right.
  • The dire situation we have inherited from the previous administration.
  • I'm under no illusions about the chalanges that are facing our country.
  • I have to tell you that this kind of scare mongering does nobody any good.
  • ... that is not a surprise to anyone given the growing support to that idea.
  • ... then it wouldn't surprise me at all if an effort was made to try and say ...
  • That is why we're putting in more money in real terms than any previous administration.