When I saw how the European Union was developing, it was very obvious what they had in mind was not democratic. In Britain, you vote for a government so the government has to listen to you, and if you don't like it you can change it.

It is wholly wrong to blame Marx for what was done in his name, as it is to blame Jesus for what was done in his

The exhaustion of old age is something people who are younger don't fully appreciate.

The Marxist analysis has got nothing to do with what happened in Stalin's Russia: it's like blaming Jesus Christ for the Inquisition in Spain.

Change from below, the formulation of demands from the populace to end unacceptable injustice, supported by direct action, has played a far larger part in shaping British democracy than most constitutional lawyers, political commentators, historians or statesmen have ever cared to admit. Direct action in a democratic society is fundamentally an educational exercise.

I am not a reluctant peer but a persistent commoner

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