I think the Labour government did good and important things, and it’s really important not to undervalue them. I see in my constituency how it helped with education and all those things. Ed Miliband Read Quote
Scepticism and cynicism about politics is so great that one of the best counters to it is what you can do at a local level. Ed Miliband Read Quote
I think part of the thing that is important to me, and is important to Labour supporters, is that the fight goes on. The fight goes on in relation to this budget, in relation to Europe, and in a way, the history of progressive politics is that there are setbacks – significant setbacks – and you have to overcome that. But obviously it’s tough. Ed Miliband Read Quote
The numbers that we can welcome to our own countries are relatively small in comparison to the millions that have been displaced, but it’s vital because it sets an example. Ed Miliband Read Quote
No one is going to persuade me that eight people arriving in South Shields is going to overwhelm the local system. I think that 25,000 refugees would be more in line with the U.N. That would be a substantive contribution. Ed Miliband Read Quote
Dominant narrative is so overwhelming in politics. The smallest gaffe when the momentum is against you is a disaster. But when it is with you, everyone just ignores it. Ed Miliband Read Quote
There was an event called the World Transformed, which was set up by Momentum, and people from across the political spectrum have had to tip their hat to it. It’s vibrant, with interesting discussions and ideas. That’s why it’s such an interesting political moment. Ed Miliband Read Quote
Do you defend free markets, or do you reform them? It’s the same issue that Labour had in the mid-Seventies, and it’s the same issue the Tories had after 1945. How do you interact with this new ideological term? Ed Miliband Read Quote
Think of how we challenged the impression that we taxed for its own sake and that we were hostile to business. We were right to change. Ed Miliband Read Quote
I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining. Ed Miliband Read Quote
