Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn Quotes

And that will increasingly dawn on people. The demand for controlling the commanding heights will grow.

And what always struck me about that war period was how even Churchill had to talk socialism to keep up people’s morale.

I have never consciously exploited the fact that I am a woman. I wouldn’t dare try that even if I knew how to. I have too much respect for my male colleagues to think they would be particualrly impressed.

I remember people who’d had a lot of hardship during the war. They’d thought we’d won.

In politics, guts is all.

Large motorway flyovers are the cathedrals of the modern world.

Britain in the 1970s was undoubtedly an economic mess because of the oil price explosion.

I will fight for what I believe in until I drop dead. And that’s what keeps you alive.

You see, another reason for nationalization was that private ownership meant fragmentation.