Parliament itself would not exist in its present form had people not defied the law.

I wouldn't vote for Ken Livingstone if he were running for mayor of Toytown.

There's a feeling that strength is determined by the size of a union. That clearly is nonsense.

Yet what you need is not marches, demonstrations, rallies or wide associations, all of them are important. What you need is direct action. The sooner people understand that, the sooner we'll begin to change things.

All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have.

Contrast that with the call of the Liberal Democrats in April, when they were prepared to call upon the British people to participate in a 24-hour strike. It shows how far to the right the Labour Party's gone.

Only a fool wants a confrontation and only a fool wants a strike.