I did not enter the Labour Party 47 years ago to have our manifesto written by Dr Mori, Dr Gallup and Mr Harris

I've been a member of the Labour Party sixty five years, and I remain in it, but I think it's all about campaigning for justice and peace, and if you do that, you get a lot of support.

Marxism is now a world faith and must be allowed to enter into a continuous dialogue with other world faiths, including religious faiths

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?

An MP is the only job where you have 70,000 employers, and only one employee.

Some of the jam we thought was for tomorrow, we've already eaten

We used to have a War Office, but now we have a Ministry of Defence, nuclear bombs are now described as deterrents, innocent civilians killed in war are now described as collateral damage and military incompetence leading to US bombers killing British soldiers is cosily described as friendly fire. Those who are in favour of peace are described as mavericks and troublemakers, whereas the real militants are those who want the war.