And think of how we challenged the idea of a male dominated Parliament with All-Women shortlists and made the cause of gender equality central to our government. We were right to do so. – Ed Miliband
I suppose not everyone has a dad who wrote a book saying he didnt believe in the Parliamentary road to socialism. – Ed Miliband
I dont believe in God personally but I have great respect for those people who do and different people have different religious views in this country. – Ed Miliband
The most important lesson of New Labour is this: Every time we made progress we did it by challenging the conventional wisdom. – Ed Miliband
It is a mistake to imagine that potentially great men are rare. It is the conditions that permit the promise of greatness to be fulfilled that are rare. What is so difficult to achieve is the cultural background that permits potential greatness to be converted into actual greatness. – Fred Hoyle, Of Man and Galaxies