Ellen Wilkinson

“We want to get rid of the Jarrow that now is, the Jarrow of idle shipyards and empty shops.”

“No one can say that the jobless men of Jarrow have not tried to help themselves.”

“Free milk will be provided in schools not only for the under-fives but for all children.”

“Poverty is the worst of all crimes.”

“The first duty of a government is to see that the nation is fed and housed.”

“Education is not a matter of privilege, but of right.”

“I happen to be one of those people who believe that you can't have a revolution on a slogan.”

“The real battle is not between East and West, but between the vested interests and the common people.”