I think Mrs Thatcher did more damage to democracy, equality, internationalism, civil liberties, freedom in this country than any other Prime Minister this century. When the euphoria surrounding her departure subsides you will find that in a year or two's time there will not be a Tory who admits ever supporting her. People in the street will say, thank God she's gone

I opposed the Suez war, I opposed the Falklands war. I opposed the Libyan bombing and I opposed the Gulf war and I never believed that any of those principled arguments lost a single vote - indeed, I think they gained support though that was not why you did it. What has been lacking in Labour politics over a long period is a principled stand

I think democracy is the most revolutionary thing in the world, because if you have power you use it to meet the needs of you and your community.

The people who have sacrificed their view in order to get to the top have very often left no footprints in the sands of time.

In the end, the tragedy of Harold Wilson was that you couldn't believe a word he said

I believe the more difficult the circumstances, the more people will be inclined to trust those in charge at the moment.

The present combination of corporate or commercial control theoretically answerable to politically appointed Boards of Governors is not in any sense a democratic enough procedure to control the power the broadcasters have.