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" Trade unions are a force for good - a force for a more equal society. "

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" Diversity in media is something that is intrinsic to a democratic society. We do not want the whole media owned by one person. "

" Loyalty is about the party and the movement... if you want a better and more effective party, we've got to open ourselves up much more to our membership and our supporters. "

" I have already said and will continue to say that I won't respond to personal abuse, and I never make any personal abuse, ever, to anybody. I just don't do that kind of politics. "

" We oppose the benefit cap. We oppose social cleansing. We will bring the welfare bill down by controlling rents and boosting wages, not by impoverishing families and socially cleansing our communities. "

" Tony Benn and I were very close, very close friends for 30, 40 years. We talked to each other a great deal, and we were great friends. And I was with him shortly before he died, talking about prospects of the world and prospects for peace. And I'm very sad that he's gone. "

" Everybody aspires to an affordable home, a secure job, better living standards, reliable healthcare and a decent pension. My generation took those things for granted, and so should future generations. "

" It is time we recognised the huge contribution that migration has made to the economic growth of this country. "

" I want a world of peace. I'm not interested in bombs. I'm not interested in wars. I'm interested in peace. "

" What I find appalling is the intrusive nature towards my extended family. "

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" If you want a more productive economy, you need to invest in the skills of our workforce. "

" I'm a leader, not a dictator. I want to persuade people rather than threaten or control them. "

" It is important that politicians defend their ability to act without fear or favour, and it is in the public interest that they hold ministers and public servants to account. "

" I still have the Triumph Palm Beach I was given for Christmas when I was 11. By today's standards, it is heavy and slow, but was my pride and joy at the time. "

" I think we should talk about what the objectives of the party are, whether that's restoring the Clause Four as it was originally written or it's a different one, but I think we shouldn't shy away from public participation, public investment in industry, and public control of the railways. "

" I understand the principles of dissent in parliament. "

" I have always had a very busy life. The difference is that a lot more people are helping advise me what to do, and a lot more people are observing what I do. But in terms of time and working schedule, it is not that different from my normal working week. "

" I do not own a car, and my main form of travel to Westminster and in my constituency is by bicycle. I also take my bike on trains to meetings in other parts of the country, which enables me to see other cities and the other parts of the country. "

" There is nothing wrong with my heart except for wanting a peaceful world. "

" In my own constituency, the benefit cap has had the effect of social cleansing: of people receiving benefit, but the benefit is capped; therefore, they can't meet the rent levels charged and are forced to move. It's devastating for children, devastating for the family and very bad for the community as a whole. "

" You pay more in wages, get more in in tax, you get people living a higher standard, you get more money. It's a kind of circle. "

" The idea that somehow or other you can deal with all the problems in the world by banning a particular religious group from entering the U.S.A. is offensive and absurd. "

" It is opposition to economic orthodoxy that leads us into austerity and cuts. But it is also a thirst for something more communal, more participative. That, to me, is what is interesting in this process. "

" We're not going back anywhere, we're going forward, we're going forward in democracy, we're going forward in participation, we're going forward with ideas. "

" Riding a bicycle is the summit of human endeavour - an almost neutral environmental effect coupled with the ability to travel substantial distances without disturbing anybody. The bike is the perfect marriage of technology and human energy. "