Quotes

We will pave the way for a transformation and roll back the years of Thatcherism...We will turn economic ruin into economic recovery, and above all pave the way for a General Election to elect a Labour Government.

Arthur Scargill 14/05/1984

Category: Loony Left, Trade Unions

Tags: Arthur Scargill, Loony Left, Policy, Political Parties, Trade Unions

Arthur Scargill is the Labour movements nearest equivalent to a First World War General.

Neil Kinnock 09/09/1984

On Arthur Scargill

Category: Trade Unions

Tags: Neil Kinnock, Policy, Trade Unions

I've never bashed a union in my life.

Norman Tebbit 18/10/1981

Category: Trade Unions

Tags: Norman Tebbit, Policy, Trade Unions

To suggest that the Conservative Party would seek to be in conflict with the Trade Unions is to suggest that we are in favour of cutting off one of our own limbs.

James Prior 1978

Category: Trade Unions

Tags: James Prior, Policy, Trade Unions

Sydney Bidwell MP: Is the Right Honourable Lady aware that Mr Len Murray, the General Secretary of the TUC, insists that when he sees her, it is like having a dialogue with the deaf?

Margaret Thatcher: I had no idea that Mr Murray was deaf.

Margaret Thatcher

Category: Humour & Satire, Trade Unions

Tags: Humour, Humour & Satire, Margaret Thatcher, Policy, Trade Unions

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Shale gas represents a promising new potential energy resource for the UK. It could contribute significantly to our energy security, reducing our reliance on imported gas, as we move to a low-carbon economy.

Ed Davey

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