John O'Farrell (author) Quote

When you consider just how right-wing Wilson and Callaghan's governments were, the idea that the Labour Party had always been some sort of pure bastion of ideological socialism until Kinnock and Blair came along is quite perverse. I don't know why they called it 'New Labour' — there's nothing new about Labour selling out and being right wing.


Things Can Only Get Better (1998)


When you consider just how right-wing Wilson and Callaghan's governments were, the idea that the Labour Party had always been some sort of pure...

When you consider just how right-wing Wilson and Callaghan's governments were, the idea that the Labour Party had always been some sort of pure...

When you consider just how right-wing Wilson and Callaghan's governments were, the idea that the Labour Party had always been some sort of pure...

When you consider just how right-wing Wilson and Callaghan's governments were, the idea that the Labour Party had always been some sort of pure...