Labour Quotes

622 Labour quotes by 397 unique authors

The Scottish Labour Party, while I have breath in my body, will listen to the views of trade unionists. — Johann Lamont
People would do well to ask themselves how many of their ambitions and aspirations derive from the type of economic system they inhabit and the… — Tony Benn
What is a labour victory? I maintain that it is a twofold thing. Workers must gain economic advantage, but they must also gain revolutionary spirit,… — Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Nearly one billion women and men, a third of the world's workforce, are either unemployed or unable to earn enough to keep themselves out of… — Juan Somavia
Old men grasp more at life than babies, and leave it with a much worse grace than young people. It is because all their labours… — Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
Sex and race, because they are easy and visible differences, have been the primary ways of organizing human beings into superior and inferior groups and… — Gloria Steinem
Following the rise of the Labour Party it seemed reasonable, in 1927, to expect, or at least hope, that co-operation for the common good might… — Dora Russell
In 1925, when Britain went back to the gold standard, that was supported by the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Bank of England, the… — Ed Balls
For me, fiscal realism is not a betrayal of Labour values; it is the foundation by which we win the trust of the public. — Douglas Alexander
Historically, Labour has used technology as a form of control. We would use pagers and faxes to send out messages telling people what line to… — Douglas Alexander
The labour Party has lost the last four elections. If they lose another, they get to keep the liberal party. — Clive Anderson
The general fact of surplus value, namely that the workmen does not get the full value of his labours, and that he is taken advantage… — Edward Carpenter
Our workforce is very co-operative, very flexible, easy to work with and one of the big selling points. The idea that Britain is still back… — Vince Cable
There was, of course, a global financial crisis. But our Labour predecessors left Britain exceptionally vulnerable and damaged: more personal debt than any other major… — Vince Cable
When Gordon Brown becomes prime minister, the balance sheet that reflects his economic stewardship could look very sickly indeed. He could become Labour's biggest liability,… — Vince Cable
You can't win with some people. If you're not in government, you're criticised for being not serious. If you are in government, you're criticised for… — Vince Cable
Tory plans to cut 'further and faster' would wreck recovery and roll back Labour's many successes. — Alistair Darling
It is more important for Labour to raise the reputation of politics than for the Tories, who are only in politics for the money. — Frank Dobson
My own view is that if you filled every member of the parliamentary Labour party with a truth drug and lashed them to a polygraph… — Frank Dobson
For those unfortunate enough to experience it, long-term unemployment - now, as in the 1930s - is a tragedy. And, for society as a whole,… — Barry Eichengreen

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