Conversations with History - Neil Kinnock

"The Work of Politics"
Neil Kinnock, former Member of Parliament and former Leader of the Labor Party of Great Britain

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Neil Kinnock, the former leader of the Labor Party and Member of Parliament in Great Britain. In this 1994 interview, Kinnock discusses his choice of a political career, the nature of politics, the difference between theory and practice, and the choices confronting parties of the left in the era of Reagan and Thatcher. Recorded March 9, l994.

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[Bastiat90]

He wasn't respected at all. It's why he failed to win two elections. He was a charlatan who ripped out the soul of the Labour Party and gave birth to the triangulations of New Labour and Tony Blair. I despise the Labour Party, both old and new, but at least the old cohort believed in something other than self aggrandisement and self promotion.

[Testostrone250]

@ediglas u twat

[ediglas]

Good to see Kinnock still in top form. He was a good and passionate politician whom a lot of people respected. As a student when he was the head of the labour party, he was my hero and enjoyed his speeches. What an inspiration.

[densaner77]

Kinnock was unlucky in that he faced one very strong PM in Thatcher and then Major who was initially successful for not being like Thatcher. Had Thatcher been PM in 1992 I think Labour may have had a chance to at least form a minority government. In my opinion the UK media have begun to whitewash the Thatcher period in office. People today forget how incredibly unpopular she was in 1990. Major getting rid of the poll tax disarmed floating voters and they stuck by the Tories in 1992.

[USERNAMEfieldempty]

He would have been a good PM.

[Lab356]

@TheCanningite certainly

[TheCanningite]

@Lab356 LOL Iassume you're referring to his 1992 conference debacle...

[Lab356]

Good interview with Neil Kinnock, he looks better than he did 2 years before.