Roy Hattersley
Roy Hattersley
Roy Sydney George Hattersley, Baron Hattersley PC FRSLis a British Labour politician, author and journalist from Sheffield. He was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook for 33 years from 1964 to 1997. He served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth28 December 1932
attacks everybody time
Every time there's a little dispute, everybody attacks each other in public.
loyalty heart blue
Indeed in my blue and white Sheffield Wednesday heart I applauded and supported his loyalty.
intellectual battle argument
A crucial contribution to the ideological argument ...it provides a vital part of the intellectual manifesto on which the battle for a better society can be fought
men opinion should
In my opinion, any man who can afford to buy a newspaper should not be allowed to own one.
party years odd
I've been in the Labour Party 50 years and it's 40-odd since I was elected to Parliament
morality expediency
Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow.
party next election
The Labour Party can go into the next election united behind the most radical manifesto on which we have ever campaigned.
morning elderly people
People who watch morning television are elderly, infirm or emotionally immature.
europe socialism labour
Labour has converted to Europe because Europe has converted to socialism.
thinking punishment our-society
One of the problems of our society is that we spend too much time thinking about punishment and not enough about prevention.
atheist accepting believer
We atheists have to accept that most believers are better human beings.
ridiculous extremes
In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme.
party fighting bitter
I've never known a time when the in-fighting in the Labour Party was so bitter.
wisdom islamic ifs-and
The proposition that Muslims are welcome in Britain if, and only if, they stop behaving like Muslims is a doctrine which is incompatible with the principles that guide a free society.