A social democratic party without deep roots in the working class movement would quickly fade into an unrepresentative intellectual sect

The permissive society has been allowed to become a dirty phrase. A better phrase is the civilised society

The great disadvantage of our present electoral system is that it freezes the pattern of politics, and holds together the incompatible because everyone assumes that if a party splits it will be electorally slaughtered

Many of the early nationalisation measures were right. They have remained part of the social fabric. I favour measures of that type.

A substantial extension of public ownership is an essential pre-requisite of greater equality of earned income

The Labour Party is and always has been an instinctive part of my life

There is a lot of talk about a centre party - and that I might lead it. I find this idea profoundly unattractive