The trade unions and the Labour Party... failed miserably. Instead of giving concrete support, and calling upon workers to take industrial action, they did nothing.

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

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

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

If youve got an industry where youve got massive investment, it doesnt matter whether you bring in alternative supplies. You still lose the money on that industry.

We will pave the way for a transformation and roll back the years of Thatcherism...We will turn economic ruin into economic recovery, and above all pave the way for a General Election to elect a Labour Government.

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