Britain Quote by Owen Jones Download Open image “Britain's unions were broken and battered by Thatcherism and never recovered.” — Owen Jones ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Britain Broken Never Unions Were
Under Conservative, Labour, and coalition governments, the U.K. was never willing to accept all the moves to union or all the requirements of the… — John Redwood Copy Share Image
In the 1980s, Thatcher hacked away at our trade unions and abolished the Greater London Council. — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
The fact is that Margaret Thatcher was never really a Conservative. — Robert Rhodes James Copy Share Image
The women's movement in England was totally against Margaret Thatcher. — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
I never watch any movies or mini series regarding the Thatcher Years. — Carol Thatcher Copy Share Image
British society has never been cleansed of the filth of imperialism. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Virtually every war fought since the Act of Union had gone badly at some stage, but before 1783 none had ended in defeat. Nor… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
It is Margaret Thatcher's fault...Inspired by busy little demons, she slashed and burnt her way through the old order. Sentiment was given short shrift,… — Stephen Bayley Copy Share Image
No British politician has ever been more despised by the British people than Margaret Thatcher. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We live in a country where there is a lot of animosity. If your politics is radical it antagonises. People might think I am… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
A society should be judged by how it treats its children. A country that fails to invest in its children is imperilling its future. — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
From a very young age, boys are taught that real men get into fights, say demeaning things about girls and women, show extraordinary athletic… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
Dieting is long-haul. Many rapid weight loss programs actually only squeeze the water out of you. Just like a wet sponge. But a good… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
The vast majority of people back higher taxes on the rich. Yet these are fringe ideas within most of the mainstream media, which marginalises… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
David Cameron set impossible targets and relentlessly portrayed immigration as a social burden while pursuing an economic strategy that suppressed wages. It did not… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
The liberation of workers from excessive work was one of the pioneering demands of the labour movement. — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
If you've never lived outside London, and if you've always had a car, it's difficult to understand how dire bus services undermine your standard… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
If only Brexit would go away. It sucks the political oxygen away from the issues we should all be discussing: like low wages, insecure… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
We recognise that, like us, other humans have insecurities and ambitions; we fall in love and have relationships that end in heartbreak; we worry… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
We live in an age where in politics, people can't disagree with each other without good faith being questioned, there is always an ulterior… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty which shines… — Gordon Brown Copy Share Image
In Britain, the press want to kill a show by revealing what's coming up and spoiling the pleasure. — Hugh Bonneville Copy Share Image
It is time Britain put its trust back into the Labour Party. I believe I am the candidate that can make this happen precisely… — Diane Abbott Copy Share Image
The establishment in Britain is certainly against the arts and against education. If something doesn't make a profit, it's invalid, and art doesn't make… — Peter Maxwell Davies Copy Share Image
We from every religion feel comfortable in Britain because there is a host. The Church of England is a good host, it has been… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
The larger an English industry was, the more likely it was to go bankrupt, because the English were not naturally corporate people; they disliked… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
As for whether what happened in Britain improves[Donald] Trump's chances of winning, I don't think so. He has the same chances; we may just… — Christopher Michael Cillizza Copy Share Image
It was very hard breaking into the film industry in Britain. I had been to art school, and I was painting and doing commercials.… — Tony Scott Copy Share Image
Germany has always stood for an E.U. of the 27 countries. But in light of Britain's continued resistance to further integration steps, as we… — Wolfgang Schauble Copy Share Image
Heartless though it may seem to some, among the least harmful things to eat are sustainably culled wild animals. In the absence of natural… — Tristram Stuart Copy Share Image