Labour Party Quotes - Page 4

• Thatcher had broken the miners' union, all but crushed the Labour Party, dramatically cut back the welfare state, even flirted with a poll tax. In the circles I ran in, Reagan was mocked as a childish dolt. Thatcher was despised.

  Jon Weisman

  Party, Cutting, Circles

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• The British Labour Party has always had a very strong "Atlanticist component," with an obsequiousness to American policies, and Blair represents this wing. He's clearly obsessed with Iraq. He has to be because the overwhelming majority of the people of Britain oppose a military action. I've never known a situation like it.

  John Pilger

  Strong, Military, Party

  Source: progressive.org

  6 Copy quote

  Show source

• Their [BBC] idea of bipartisanship is to try not to offend the Conservative party, try not to offend the Labour party.There is no analysis of anything beyond that, and these two parties are exactly identical, following the same Neoliberal policies for thirty years. And it's no criticism outside of that, it's just that there's basically sectarian pandering to these two individual parties, these two individual organisations. They still make a lot of great programmes and do a lot of great things, but there's not much political analysis happening broader to that.

  Irvine Welsh

  Party, Years, Ideas

  Source: thequietus.com

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• I've been in politics all my life. In 1945, I committed my first act of civil disobedience during the election campaign for the first post-World War II general election, when the Labour Party, to everyone's amazement, ousted the Conservatives. I refused to obey the instructions of a policeman, and as a result, almost got a belt around the ear, because those were the days when policemen could hit children and nobody cared, they thought it was probably good for them.

  Patrick Stewart

  Children, War, Party

  Source: time.com

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• The comments by the Leader of the Labour Party [Jeremy Corbyn] at the launch, however they were intended, are themselves offensive, and rather than rebuilding trust among the Jewish community, are likely to cause even greater concern.

  Ephraim Mirvis

  Party, Community, Leader

  4 Copy quote

• Full and unhesitating implementation of the report's findings must now follow. I call upon the Labour Party to guarantee that there will be zero tolerance of antisemitism.

  Ephraim Mirvis

  Zero, Party, Guarantees That

  "Boris Johnson says he is out of Tory party leadership race after Gove challenge - as it happened" by Boris Johnson rules himself out of Tory leadership race Andrew Sparrow, Haroon Siddique, Nadia Khomami, Chris Johnston, www.theguardian.com. June 30, 2016.

  6 Copy quote

  Show source

• That this occurred at the launch of the report into the Labour Party's recent troubles with antisemitism shows how deep the sickness is in parts of left of British politics today.

  Jonathan Sacks

  Party, Politics Today, British Politics

  Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• It is beyond belief that someone could come to the launch of a report on antisemitism in the Labour party and espouse such vile conspiracy theories about Jewish people...

  Ruth Smeeth

  Party, People, Belief

  "Jeremy Corbyn launches antisemitism report amid controversy" by Harriet Sherwood, www.theguardian.com. June 30, 2016.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Until today I had made no public comment about Jeremy's [Corbyn] ability to lead our party, but the fact that he failed to intervene is final proof for me that he is unfit to lead, and that a Labour Party under his stewardship cannot be a safe space for British Jews.

  Ruth Smeeth

  Party, Space, Finals

  4 Copy quote

• Of course we as Labour Party members must all be free to criticise and oppose injustice and abuse wherever we find it. But as today's Report recommends, can we please leave Hitler and Nazi metaphors alone (especially in the context of Israel). Why? Because the Shoah is still in people's family experience.

  Jeremy Corbyn

  Party, Israel, People

  "Jeremy Corbyn antisemitism speech in full: Labour leader vows to stamp out 'hateful language or debate'" by Lizzie Dearden, www.independent.co.uk. June 30, 2016.

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• It is absolutely clear that your continued leadership is putting the Labour Party's future in jeopardy and denying millions of people in our country who so desperately need representation by a Labour government the chance of that Labour government.

  Tessa Jowell

  Country, Party, Government

  "Jeremy Corbyn ignores calls to stand down - how the day unfolded". www.telegraph.co.uk. June 29, 2016.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Labour Party members must all be free to criticise and oppose injustice and abuse wherever we find it.

  Jeremy Corbyn

  Party, Abuse, Injustice

  "Jeremy Corbyn antisemitism speech in full: Labour leader vows to stamp out 'hateful language or debate' The Labour leader welcomed a response recommending immediate action for the Labour" by Lizzie Dearden, www.independent.co.uk. June 30, 2016.

  15 Copy quote

  Show source

• There are plenty of people who don't want change - the Labour Party, some of their militant trade union friends like Unite busy causing strikes at the very beginning of a fragile recovery.

  George Osborne

  Party, Recovery, People

  Source: blog.moneysavingexpert.com

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• I want a Labour Party that is more democratic, more open and listens to its members.

  Diane Abbott

  Party, Want, Members

  "Interview: Diane Abbott, Candidate for British Labour Party Leader". Interview with Kim Pearson, www.blogher.com.

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• It is time Britain put its trust back into the Labour Party. I believe I am the candidate that can make this happen precisely because I am not associated with the past.

  Diane Abbott

  Party, Believe, Past

  "Interview: Diane Abbott, Candidate for British Labour Party Leader". Interview with Kim Pearson, www.blogher.com.

  24 Copy quote

  Show source

• I have considered voting Conservative because I am so against the Labour party.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Party, Voting, Conservative

  4 Copy quote

• The Labour Party believes in turning workers against owners; we believe in turning workers into owners.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Party, Believe, Owners

  25 Copy quote

• But Friedman seemed to share Friedrich Hayek's extreme and inaccurate view that socialism of the sort that Britain embraced under the old Labour Party was incompatible with democracy, and I don't think that there is a good theoretical or empirical basis for that view. The Road to Serfdom flunks the test of accuracy of prediction!

  Richard Posner

  Party, Thinking, Views

  11 Copy quote

• I am absolutely delighted to give my full support to Gordon as the next leader of the Labour Party and as prime minister and to endorse him fully.

  Tony Blair

  Party, Giving, Support

  "Blair endorses Brown as new Labour Party leader". www.cnn.com. May 12, 2007.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• I've been in the Labour Party 50 years and it's 40-odd since I was elected to Parliament

  Roy Hattersley

  Party, Years, Odd

  4 Copy quote

• We have arrived at the point where the public are right in thinking that John Prescott no longer serves a purpose in governing the country, only a purpose in trying to hold together the fragile peace in the Labour Party

  Andrew Lansley

  Country, Party, Thinking

  4 Copy quote

• It is now in Gordon Brown's - and the Labour party's - best interests for those seeking the prime minister's immediate departure to back off.

  David Blunkett

  Party, Departure, Prime

  "Blair faces crisis over resignations" by Matthew Tempest, www.theguardian.com. September 6, 2006.

  6 Copy quote

  Show source

• I believe whoever the Labour Party chooses to replace Tony Blair will beat David Cameron.

  David Blunkett

  Party, Believe, Beats

  4 Copy quote

• All the people you have killed, all the lies you have told have come back to haunt you and the best thing the Labour Party can do is sack you tomorrow morning.

  George Galloway

  Morning, Lying, Party

  "Galloway wins in Bethnal Green & Bow - confirmed" by Neil McIntosh, www.theguardian.com. May 5, 2005.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• I can stand here today, leader of the Labour Party, Prime Minister, and say to the British people: you have never had it so ... prudent.

  Tony Blair

  Party, People, Leader

  Tony Blair's Speech to the Labour Party Conference, news.bbc.co.uk. September 28, 1999.

  7 Copy quote

  Show source