“Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.” Quote by Erica Jong
“I was elected leader of our party, for a new kind of politics, by 60% of Labour members and supporters. The need for that different approach now is greater than ever.” NeedsKindDifferentPartyLeaderGreaterMembersApproachLabourSupporterDifferent ApproachElected Leaders Author:Wes Streeting
“Our people need Labour party members, trade unionists and MPs to unite. As leader it is my continued commitment to dedicate our party's activity to that goal.” PeopleNeedsGoalPartyLeaderActivityMembersCommitmentTradeLabourLabour PartyMps Author:Wes Streeting
“I forgot Dumbledore trashed Hogwarts, refused to resign and ran off to the forest to make speeches to angry trolls.” SpeechAngryForestsRanTrollHogwarts Author:J. K. Rowling
“Corbyn's words imply a serious lack of moral judgement. Just as all Muslims are not to blame for ISIS, not all Brits are to blame for [Jeremy] Corbyn.” MoralSeriousBlameJudgementIsisBritsMoral Judgement Author:Tzipi Livni
“The comments by the Leader of the Labour Party [Jeremy Corbyn] at the launch, however they were intended, are themselves offensive, and rather than rebuilding trust among the Jewish community, are likely to cause even greater concern.” CausesCommunityPartyLeaderGreaterConcernLabourCommentOffensiveRebuildingLabour PartyJewish Community Author:Ephraim Mirvis
“Full and unhesitating implementation of the report's findings must now follow. I call upon the Labour Party to guarantee that there will be zero tolerance of antisemitism.” PartyFindingsToleranceGuaranteesReportsLabourZeroGuarantees ThatImplementationLabour PartyZero Tolerance Author:Ephraim Mirvis
“That this occurred at the launch of the report into the Labour Party's recent troubles with antisemitism shows how deep the sickness is in parts of left of British politics today.” ShowsTodayLeftPartyTroubleBritishReportsSicknessLabourLabour PartyBritish PoliticsPolitics Today Author:Jonathan Sacks
“Israel is a democratic state with an independent judiciary, a free press and a diverse population of many cultures, religions and creeds.” StatesCultureIndependentPressesDemocraticPopulationIsraelCreedsDiverseJudiciaryFree PressIndependent JudiciaryCulture Religion Author:Jonathan Sacks
“ISIS is a terrorist entity whose barbarities have been condemned by all those who value our common humanity. In the current political climate, when hate crimes are rising and political rhetoric is increasingly divisive, this is all the more shocking.” Has BeensPoliticalValuesHateHumanityCommonCrimeClimateCurrentsTerroristRisingEntityRhetoricShockingIsisHate CrimeCommon HumanityBarbarityPolitical Rhetoric Author:Jonathan Sacks
“I was verbally attacked by a Momentum activist and Jeremy Corbyn supporter who used traditional antisemitic slurs to attack me for being part of a 'media conspiracy'.” UsedMediaTraditionalActivistConspiracySupporterMomentumSlurs Author:Ruth Smeeth