It is quite clear from what has been said and written that, time after time after time, there has been a conspiracy between the Conservative Front Bench in this House and the inbuilt Conservative majority in the House of Lords to defeat legislation that has passed through the House of Commons... I warn the House of Lords of the consequences... it is our strong view that the House of Lords should recall that its role is not that of a wrecking chamber, but of a revising chamber. In recent weeks, it has been wrecking legislation passed by this House.
I am not proposing to seek your votes because there is a blue sky ahead today. - James Callaghan
I am not proposing to seek your votes because there is a blue sky ahead today.
- James Callaghan
A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice. - James Callaghan
A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.
We used to think that you could spend your way out of a recession and increase employment by cutting taxes and boosting government spending. I tell y… - James Callaghan
We used to think that you could spend your way out of a recession and increase employment by cutting taxes and boosting government spending. I tell y…
I have not the slightest doubt that the economic measures and the Socialist measures which one will find in countries of Eastern Europe, will become … - James Callaghan
I have not the slightest doubt that the economic measures and the Socialist measures which one will find in countries of Eastern Europe, will become …
If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take. - James Callaghan
If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.
A leader has to appear consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent. - James Callaghan
A leader has to appear consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent.
If we have to prove our Europeanism by accepting that French is the dominant language in the Community, then my answer is quite clear, and I will say… - James Callaghan
If we have to prove our Europeanism by accepting that French is the dominant language in the Community, then my answer is quite clear, and I will say…
If Britain becomes a member of the Community, it will be healthier for Britain, advantageous for Europe, and a gain for the whole world. I do not kno… - James Callaghan
If Britain becomes a member of the Community, it will be healthier for Britain, advantageous for Europe, and a gain for the whole world. I do not kno…
Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions. - James Callaghan
Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.
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