The Tory Party Is The Enemy Of

If Democracy Is Destroyed In Britain, It Will Be Not The Communists, Trotskyists Or Subversives But This House Which Threw It Away. The Rights That Are Entrusted To Us Are Not For Us To Give Away. Even If I Agree With Everything That Is Proposed, I Cannot Hand Away Powers Lent To Me For Five Years By The People Of Chesterfield. I Just Could Not Do It. It Would Be Theft Of Public Rights.

We Have Been In Recess Since July, And During That Time There Has Been A Fuel Crisis, A Danish No Vote, The Collapse Of The Euro And A War In The Middle East, But What Is Our Business Tomorrow? The Insolvency Bill [lords]. It Ought To Be Called The Bankruptcy Bill [commons], Because We Play No Role.

Having Served In Eleven Parliaments, It Would Be Difficult To Describe This As A Maiden Speech. It Would Be Like Elizabeth Taylor Appearing At Her Next Wedding In A White Gown.

I've Made Every Mistake - But Mistakes Are How You Learn.

The Labour Party Has Never Been A Socialist Party, Although There Have Always Been Socialists In It - A Bit Like Christians In The Church Of England.