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> [When you talk to people about their practical life, for example when they're at work, like the rail industry, the RMT members know better than anyone else how to run their industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/when-you-talk-to-people-about-their-practical-life-for-example-when/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

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## More by John McDonnell

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/going-to-university-is-and-should-be-so-much-more-than-a-mechanical/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [The arrogant view that young people don't count because they don't vote has thankfully been smashed for ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/the-arrogant-view-that-young-people-don-t-count-because-they-don-t/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [Well organised displays of spontaneous support is one of the New Labour machine's specialities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/well-organised-displays-of-spontaneous-support-is-one-of-the-new/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [Labour will only survive in government if we can restore the sense of mission upon which it was founded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/labour-will-only-survive-in-government-if-we-can-restore-the-sense-of/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/the-spread-of-information-technology-and-the-long-term-decline-in-the/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/when-i-left-school-i-went-onto-the-shop-floor-working-12-hour-shifts/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/the-new-labour-political-elite-has-long-conspired-to-secure-a-so/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [If the government is injecting public money, it should also take the right to oversee board appointments, executive pay, and future business operations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/if-the-government-is-injecting-public-money-it-should-also-take-the/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [Only the political process offers the real prospect of a united Ireland at peace with itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/only-the-political-process-offers-the-real-prospect-of-a-united/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [Producing more reams of detailed policies that have marginal and limited effects on our society is futile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/producing-more-reams-of-detailed-policies-that-have-marginal-and/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [There are some lines in the sand you just do not cross. Undermining basic civil liberties by locking people up for long periods without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/there-are-some-lines-in-the-sand-you-just-do-not-cross-undermining/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [Political rivalry is one thing but personal smear campaigns scrape the barrel of political infighting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/political-rivalry-is-one-thing-but-personal-smear-campaigns-scrape/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [No cause is worth the loss of a child's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/no-cause-is-worth-the-loss-of-a-child-s-life/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/the-illegal-2003-invasion-had-little-to-do-with-liberating-iraqis/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/we-want-to-be-absolutely-clear-to-the-people-what-we-are-about-no/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

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