I want to 'normalise' myself. I would love to have a family. Rory Stewart familylovenormalise Change image and share on social
Politics feels, on what I have seen of it, like joining a tribe, and a lot of it is about unspoken ways of behaving. Rory Stewart behavefeltjoin Change image and share on social
The politicians think the journalists have power, the journalists think bankers have power, bankers think lawyers have power. The truth is, nobody has power. Rory Stewart bankerjournalistlawyer Change image and share on social
In some sense, I'm a romantic. I like the idea of organic history and tradition. Rory Stewart historyideaorganic Change image and share on social
I have a constituency with 52,000 people and a million sheep. I was in one village where a local kid was run over by a tractor. They took him to Carlisle, but they couldn't be bothered to wait at the hospital. So they put him in a darkened room for two weeks, then said he was fine. But I'm not so sure he was. Rory Stewart 000bothercarlisle share on social
If things are going wrong in a country, it's not usually that we don't have enough foreigners. It's usually that we have too many. Rory Stewart countryforeignerthing Change image and share on social
Democracy is not simply a question of structures. It is a state of mind. It is an activity. And part of that activity is honesty. Rory Stewart activitydemocracyhonesty Change image and share on social
I had a lot of romantic notions about what it would mean to cross Asia by foot. Rory Stewart asiacrossfoot Change image and share on social
It was a bit of a surprise when I became a Tory MP. My friends said it was a stupid idea. Rory Stewart bitefriendidea Change image and share on social
When my father was posted to Malaysia, we'd take bacon-and-egg sandwiches in our backpacks and go hiking in the jungle or make bamboo rafts to sail down rivers. Rory Stewart backpackbaconbamboo Change image and share on social