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

The quickest way to get to the top in society probably is to be a Blair Babe now. And then all of a sudden you find you're invited to parties. I don't want to be cynical, because I'm not. But I've seen it happen to so many people who move from the left to the right so damn quickly.

There is no final victory, as there is no final defeat. There is just the same battle. To be fought, over and over again. So toughen up, bloody toughen up.

Well, it all began with Democracy. Before we had the vote all the power was in the hands of rich people. If you had money you could get health care, education, look after yourself when you were old, and what democracy did was to give the poor the vote and it moved power from the marketplace to the polling station, from the wallet...to the ballot.

The one thing that is absolutely essential is that there shouldn't be any governmental control [of the media] directly or indirectly.

The crisis that we inherit when we come to power will be the occasion for fundamental change and not the excuse for postponing it

When you think of the number of men in the world who hate each other, why, when two men love each other, does the church split?