Labour will only survive in government if we can restore the sense of mission upon which it was founded. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Political rivalry is one thing but personal smear campaigns scrape the barrel of political infighting. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Very clearly, government investment can and should be used to support economic growth. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Heathrow expansion is an object lesson in the dominance of a rapacious sector of industry over government decision-making. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
When governments fail us, what else can people do except take to direct action? When corporate power can so dominate government policy-making… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
I have a political philosophy by which I judge political events. It's called socialism, which at its core is about achieving equality,… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
If the government is injecting public money, it should also take the right to oversee board appointments, executive pay, and future business… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Governments usually end not with a bang but with a whimper, as the Conservatives learned in the 1990s. Support and authority erodes… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
The interests of big corporations have so permeated government that its major decisions are indistinguishable from the boardroom demands of the leading… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
If bitter party name-calling turns people off then smear politics just destroys all credibility in the aims of politicians, the role of… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
How many times have we seen politicians in office become cut off from the outside world and become unaware that the world… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Heathrow is in my constituency and I have been at both the Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 planning inquiries. At these inquiries… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
The decision over Heathrow expansion exemplifies the style of policy-making that starts with capitulation to a powerful self-interested lobby, blatantly fixes a… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Politicians have patronised and talked down to us all when it comes to our economy, but ordinary working people have to manage… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Our supporters just want a Labour government. They want a Labour government that does what Labour governments are expected to do. They… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Getting political representation is important, but change comes through using direct action, campaigning, and trade unions. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Conservatives claim they are 'one nation' Tories when they have actually been a government for the 1% who have undermined our economic… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Going to university is, and should be, so much more than a mechanical process of grinding out a degree qualification for a pre-determined career… — John McDonnell Copy Share
The arrogant view that young people don't count because they don't vote has thankfully been smashed for ever. — John McDonnell Copy Share
Well organised displays of spontaneous support is one of the New Labour machine's specialities. — John McDonnell Copy Share
Labour will only survive in government if we can restore the sense of mission upon which it was founded. — John McDonnell Copy Share
The spread of information technology and the long-term decline in the cost of computing power have created opportunities that simply did not exist before.… — John McDonnell Copy Share
When I left school I went onto the shop floor, working 12-hour shifts in a TV factory. My workmates were sharp, skilled and all… — John McDonnell Copy Share
The New Labour political elite has long conspired to secure a so-called 'smooth transition' for Blair's successor. This would amount to little more than… — John McDonnell Copy Share
If the government is injecting public money, it should also take the right to oversee board appointments, executive pay, and future business operations. — John McDonnell Copy Share
Only the political process offers the real prospect of a united Ireland at peace with itself. — John McDonnell Copy Share
Producing more reams of detailed policies that have marginal and limited effects on our society is futile. — John McDonnell Copy Share
There are some lines in the sand you just do not cross. Undermining basic civil liberties by locking people up for long periods without… — John McDonnell Copy Share
Political rivalry is one thing but personal smear campaigns scrape the barrel of political infighting. — John McDonnell Copy Share
The illegal 2003 invasion had little to do with liberating Iraqis from Saddam Hussein's dictatorship. Instead, the real freedoms and benefits were destined to… — John McDonnell Copy Share
We want to be absolutely clear to the people what we are about. No backroom deals whatsoever and we're not going to be held… — John McDonnell Copy Share
