Courage shows itself in many different ways. A soldier heading off to war, a freedom fighter giving their life, or even a nurse braving a deadly virus as she heads to work in a hospital ward every day. Sometimes, though, courage does not require the ultimate sacrifice.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

I am a big fan of Jeremy Clarkson and I love watching him on TV and reading his various columns. I think he's funny and irreverent and adds to the gaiety of nations.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

My husband and I lost four babies to miscarriage. I could not have got through the pain of losing those pregnancies without my husband to comfort me - and for me to be there to comfort him.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

A queue doesn't necessarily imply order and good manners among our fellow men. Usually it's just down to poor organisation, under-staffing and hopeless service - and the long-suffering customer having no choice.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

Miscarriage is one of the hardest things for both parents to deal with because often no one outside your relationship or immediate family even knows you are pregnant.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

The truth is that a willingness to queue is no longer the mark of a true Englishman or woman. It's what you do when all else fails. Queueing is for wimps.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

Chancellors have long been known to keep one last trick up their sleeves on Budget Day so that, at the end of a long, turgid speech, they can pull a rabbit from the hat with a flourish and bask in the glory of cheering backbenchers.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

Babies need fathers as well as mothers.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

I have a dozen or so friends who all desperately wanted children but left it too late and now regret all those years leaving it 'just another six months.'

Julia Hartley-Brewer

Playing cards crosses borders without any language barriers. I have played card games with Cambodian villagers, in bars in Cuba, on dive boats in the Indian Ocean and on safari in South Africa.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

As a middle-class woman living in the South-east of England, I have a better chance of living a long life than almost anyone else in the country.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

Corbyn, like me, is a republican and an atheist. How then can we possibly be expected to sing along to an anthem which begins with the words 'God save our gracious Queen?'

Julia Hartley-Brewer

What seems cruel and heartless to one is common sense for another.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

Yes, we can control not getting pregnant with free and easily available contraception. But when it comes to getting pregnant when you want to, then Mother Nature has a lot more input than most of us would like to think.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

As a self-employed contractor who only gets paid if I turn up to work, I am painfully aware of the cost of a day at home.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

While it is couples who 'are going to have a baby,' miscarriages only happen to women. Yet the emotional trauma of the overwhelming sense of loss and grief affects both parents.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

The best way to cope with miscarriage is for men and women to talk - to their partners, to their friends, to a counsellor.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

There is nothing unnatural about grieving for the loss of your unborn child.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

Our beloved NHS, created in 1948 to care for us from the cradle to the grave, has become a bottomless money pit. And it's all our fault.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

Making cuts to NHS spending will mean tough choices for politicians and our doctors; it may well mean tough choices for us patients too.

Julia Hartley-Brewer

Julia Hartley-Brewer Quotes

Courage shows itself in many different ways. A soldier heading off to war, a freedom fighter giving their life, or even a nurse braving a deadly virus as she heads to work in a hospital ward every day. Sometimes, though, courage does not require the ultimate sacrifice.

I am a big fan of Jeremy Clarkson and I love watching him on TV and reading his various columns. I think he's funny and irreverent and adds to the gaiety of nations.

My husband and I lost four babies to miscarriage. I could not have got through the pain of losing those pregnancies without my husband to comfort me - and for me to be there to comfort him.

A queue doesn't necessarily imply order and good manners among our fellow men. Usually it's just down to poor organisation, under-staffing and hopeless service - and the long-suffering customer having no choice.

Miscarriage is one of the hardest things for both parents to deal with because often no one outside your relationship or immediate family even knows you are pregnant.

The truth is that a willingness to queue is no longer the mark of a true Englishman or woman. It's what you do when all else fails. Queueing is for wimps.

Chancellors have long been known to keep one last trick up their sleeves on Budget Day so that, at the end of a long, turgid speech, they can pull a rabbit from the hat with a flourish and bask in the glory of cheering backbenchers.

Babies need fathers as well as mothers.

I have a dozen or so friends who all desperately wanted children but left it too late and now regret all those years leaving it 'just another six months.'

Playing cards crosses borders without any language barriers. I have played card games with Cambodian villagers, in bars in Cuba, on dive boats in the Indian Ocean and on safari in South Africa.

As a middle-class woman living in the South-east of England, I have a better chance of living a long life than almost anyone else in the country.

Corbyn, like me, is a republican and an atheist. How then can we possibly be expected to sing along to an anthem which begins with the words 'God save our gracious Queen?'

What seems cruel and heartless to one is common sense for another.

Yes, we can control not getting pregnant with free and easily available contraception. But when it comes to getting pregnant when you want to, then Mother Nature has a lot more input than most of us would like to think.

As a self-employed contractor who only gets paid if I turn up to work, I am painfully aware of the cost of a day at home.

While it is couples who 'are going to have a baby,' miscarriages only happen to women. Yet the emotional trauma of the overwhelming sense of loss and grief affects both parents.

The best way to cope with miscarriage is for men and women to talk - to their partners, to their friends, to a counsellor.

There is nothing unnatural about grieving for the loss of your unborn child.

Our beloved NHS, created in 1948 to care for us from the cradle to the grave, has become a bottomless money pit. And it's all our fault.

Making cuts to NHS spending will mean tough choices for politicians and our doctors; it may well mean tough choices for us patients too.