Roy Hattersley — British Statesman born on December 28, 1932,

Roy Sydney George Hattersley, Baron Hattersley, FRSL, PC is a British Labour politician, author and journalist from Sheffield. He was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook for 33 years from 1964 to 1997. He served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992... (wikipedia)

In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme.
Familiarity with evil breeds not contempt but acceptance.
Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow.
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.
In my opinion, any man who can afford to buy a newspaper should not be allowed to own one.