---
title: "1 Conservative Government Quotes By Jimmy Reid"
description: "1 Conservative Government quotes by Jimmy Reid. Plus more from Jimmy Reid and more Conservative Government sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/jimmy-reid-36818_brown_when-new-labour-came-to-power-we-got-a-r_94426.jpg"
---

> [When New Labour came to power, we got a Right-wing Conservative government. I came to realise that voting Labour wasn't in Scotland's interests any more. Any doubt I had about that was cast aside for ever when I saw Gordon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/when-new-labour-came-to-power-we-got-a-right-wing-conservative/)

[Jimmy Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-reid/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/jimmy-reid-36818_brown_when-new-labour-came-to-power-we-got-a-r_94426.jpg)

## More by Jimmy Reid

> [Robert Burns enriched Scottish song with his genius and is mainly responsible for the rich treasure house of song that we enjoy today. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/robert-burns-enriched-scottish-song-with-his-genius-and-is-mainly/)

[Jimmy Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-reid/)

> [When New Labour came to power, we got a Right-wing Conservative government. I came to realise that voting Labour wasn't in Scotland's interests any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/when-new-labour-came-to-power-we-got-a-right-wing-conservative/)

[Jimmy Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-reid/)

> [Arthur Scargill’s leadership of the miners’ strike has been a disgrace. The price to be paid for his folly will be immense. He will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/arthur-scargill-s-leadership-of-the-miners-strike-has-been-a-disgrace/)

[Jimmy Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-reid/)

> [Profit is the sole criterion used by the establishment to evaluate economic activity. From the rat race to lame ducks. The vocabulary in vogue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/profit-is-the-sole-criterion-used-by-the-establishment-to-evaluate/)

[Jimmy Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-reid/)

> [From the very depth of my being, I challenge the right of any man or any group of men, in business or in government,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/from-the-very-depth-of-my-being-i-challenge-the-right-of-any-man-or/)

[Jimmy Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-reid/)

> [The task of the media in a democracy is not to ease the path of those who govern, but to make life difficult for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/the-task-of-the-media-in-a-democracy-is-not-to-ease-the-path-of-those/)

[Jimmy Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-reid/)

> [It is in the public interest to know what our governors are up to. If they are up to doing good, then they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/it-is-in-the-public-interest-to-know-what-our-governors-are-up-to-if/)

[Jimmy Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-reid/)

> [The political spectrum is not linear but circular. In my experience the extreme left always ends up rubbing shoulders with the extreme right. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/the-political-spectrum-is-not-linear-but-circular-in-my-experience/)

[Jimmy Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-reid/)

> [From the Olympian heights of an executive suite, in an atmosphere where your success is judged by the extent to which you can maximise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/from-the-olympian-heights-of-an-executive-suite-in-an-atmosphere/)

[Jimmy Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-reid/)

> [Government by the people for the people becomes meaningless unless it includes major economic decision-making by the people for the people. This is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/government-by-the-people-for-the-people-becomes-meaningless-unless-it/)

[Jimmy Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-reid/)

> [A rat race is for rats. We're not rats. We're human beings. Reject the insidious pressures in society that would blunt your critical faculties…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/a-rat-race-is-for-rats-we-re-not-rats-we-re-human-beings-reject-the/)

[Jimmy Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-reid/)

> [Dictators can fix up their entire families in good jobs, in or around government, and often do. In democracies, such a practice is frowned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/dictators-can-fix-up-their-entire-families-in-good-jobs-in-or-around/)

[Jimmy Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-reid/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservative-government/jimmy-reid/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Conservative Government Quotes By Jimmy Reid",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When New Labour came to power, we got a Right-wing Conservative government. I came to realise that voting Labour wasn't in Scotland's interests any more. Any doubt I had about that was cast aside for ever when I saw Gordon Brown cosying up to Margaret Thatcher in Downing Street.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jimmy Reid"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-reid/when-new-labour-came-to-power-we-got-a-right-wing-conservative/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/jimmy-reid-36818_brown_when-new-labour-came-to-power-we-got-a-r_94426.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/jimmy-reid-36818_brown_when-new-labour-came-to-power-we-got-a-r_94426.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/jimmy-reid-36818_brown_when-new-labour-came-to-power-we-got-a-r_94426.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When New Labour came to power, we got a Right-wing Conservative government. I came to realise that voting…” — Jimmy Reid",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservative-government/jimmy-reid/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservative-government/jimmy-reid/",
            "name": "Conservative Government Quotes by Jimmy Reid",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservative-government/jimmy-reid/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/jimmy-reid-36818_brown_when-new-labour-came-to-power-we-got-a-r_94426.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Conservative Government quotes by Jimmy Reid. Plus more from Jimmy Reid and more Conservative Government sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservative-government/jimmy-reid/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservative-government/jimmy-reid/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Conservative Government",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservative-government/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Jimmy Reid",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservative-government/jimmy-reid/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```