I See Myself As An Old Man

I Think Mrs Thatcher Did More Damage To Democracy, Equality, Internationalism, Civil Liberties, Freedom In This Country Than Any Other Prime Minister This Century. When The Euphoria Surrounding Her Departure Subsides You Will Find That In A Year Or Two's Time There Will Not Be A Tory Who Admits Ever Supporting Her. People In The Street Will Say, Thank God She's Gone

We Used To Have A War Office, But Now We Have A Ministry Of Defence, Nuclear Bombs Are Now Described As Deterrents, Innocent Civilians Killed In War Are Now Described As Collateral Damage And Military Incompetence Leading To Us Bombers Killing British Soldiers Is Cosily Described As Friendly Fire. Those Who Are In Favour Of Peace Are Described As Mavericks And Troublemakers, Whereas The Real Militants Are Those Who Want The War.

It's Lovely To Be Old. I've Got Age, Experience And Zero Personal Ambition. No Body Could Corrupt Me By Anything: Possibly A Job In The Government, A Peerage, A Quango, I Don't Want Any Of It.

The 1973 Labour Conference Will Have Before It The Most Radical Programme The Party Has Prepared Since 1945.

If You Read Mein Kampf, Hitler's Book, Which I Have Outside, I Bought It When I Was Eleven, Hitler Said, "democracy Inevitably Leads To Marxism" - Now You Work That One Out. It's So Interesting That When The Poor Have The Vote They Will Use It To Remove The Privileges Of The Rich.