I made the case for public ownership in ‘Another World is Possible’ – a manifesto for 21st-century socialism – as it is the most rational approach for managing resources in the long-term interest of the entire community. John McDonnell Read Quote
I am categorically opposed to any fees for education – and I have voted and campaigned against their introduction at every stage. John McDonnell Read Quote
If people need homes then put councils and building workers to work to build them, buy up the empty ones and stop the repossessions. John McDonnell Read Quote
Political rivalry is one thing but personal smear campaigns scrape the barrel of political infighting. John McDonnell Read Quote
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. John McDonnell Read Quote
I’m from the north. You can take the boy out of the north but you can’t take the north out of the boy. John McDonnell Read Quote
When you’re in the depths of a recession, that isn’t the time when people want to challenge the system, they’re too busy trying to survive. It’s when they’re told we’re coming out of a recession, growth is returning, and they’re not seeing the benefits of it, or they’re not seeing them quick enough. John McDonnell Read Quote
