“We just have to be crystal clear that if we were to abandon all the re...” — Patricia Hewitt Quote

“We just have to be crystal clear that if we were to abandon all the reforms made over some very painful years in the Labour party, we would be consigned back to opposition.”

“You've got to respond to that and of course thinking through the role of a left party in the modern world, in the modern economy and society and having a policy response to that.”

“I have very real concerns about the civil liberties implications of ultimately requiring every resident to submit themselves for compulsory fingerprinting or some other biometric test.”

“We as humans are so imperfect. We are always looking for something more and always going astray from Jesus. Whether you believe in him or not, but he is always there with open arms. God never abandons you. He is always waiting for you to come back and when you do, you won't be scolded - you will be embraced.”

“The idea that somehow the way forward is to abandon the past, to me, is preposterous and both undesirable and unrealistic.”

“But when it really happens I'm very fascinated, I'm waiting for the moment, because the moment where life abandons you and death steps in, that moment must be fantastic, no?”