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

We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values.

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.

Remember, imperialism is always presented as humanitarian: the white man's burden, the cross going round the world, the poor benighted natives, the sun never sets. . . So you have to be very careful about humanitarianism.

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.

It is government policy to phase out subsidies to nationalised industries. In line with this, the government hopes that the coal industry will be able to operate without the need for assistance apart from social grants.

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.