Culture Quote 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…

— John McDonnell

The arrogant view that young people don't count because they don't vote has thankfully been smashed for ever.

— John McDonnell

Well organised displays of spontaneous support is one of the New Labour machine's specialities.

— John McDonnell

Labour will only survive in government if we can restore the sense of mission upon which it was founded.

— 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.…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— John McDonnell

Only the political process offers the real prospect of a united Ireland at peace with itself.

— John McDonnell

Producing more reams of detailed policies that have marginal and limited effects on our society is futile.

— 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…

— John McDonnell

Political rivalry is one thing but personal smear campaigns scrape the barrel of political infighting.

— John McDonnell