Top 15 Quotes & Sayings by Roy Hattersley

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British politician Roy Hattersley.

Last updated on November 8, 2024.

Roy Sydney George Hattersley, Baron Hattersley, is a British Labour Party politician, author and journalist from Sheffield. He was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook for over 32 years from 1964 to 1997, and served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992.

British - Politician | Born: December 28, 1932

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In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme.

Roy Hattersley

I've never known a time when the in-fighting in the Labour Party was so bitter.

Roy Hattersley

One of the problems of our society is that we spend too much time thinking about punishment and not enough about prevention.

Roy Hattersley

People who watch morning television are elderly, infirm or emotionally immature.

Roy Hattersley

Labour has converted to Europe because Europe has converted to socialism.

Roy Hattersley

In my opinion, any man who can afford to buy a newspaper should not be allowed to own one.

Roy Hattersley

A crucial contribution to the ideological argument ...it provides a vital part of the intellectual manifesto on which the battle for a better society can be fought

Roy Hattersley

I've been in the Labour Party 50 years and it's 40-odd since I was elected to Parliament

Roy Hattersley

Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow.

Roy Hattersley

The proposition that Muslims are welcome in Britain if, and only if, they stop behaving like Muslims is a doctrine which is incompatible with the principles that guide a free society.

Roy Hattersley