Ed Miliband Quotes

A collection of quotes by Ed Miliband.

Ed Miliband is a British politician and member of the Labour Party. Born on December 24, 1969, in London, England, he comes from a political family, with both his parents being renowned Marxist intellectuals. Miliband was educated at Oxford University, where he studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.

His political career began when he worked as a speechwriter and researcher for the Labour Party. In 2005, he was elected as Member of Parliament for the Doncaster North constituency. Over the years, Miliband held various positions within the Labour Party, including serving as the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change under Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Miliband's most significant achievement came in 2010 when he was elected as the leader of the Labour Party, succeeding Gordon Brown. As the leader, he focused on issues such as economic inequality, environmental sustainability, and social justice. Despite initial popularity, his tenure as leader saw mixed results and he narrowly lost the 2015 general election to David Cameron's Conservative Party.

After stepping down as Labour leader, Miliband continued to serve as a Member of Parliament and became more involved in causes related to climate change and environmental issues. In recent years, he has also taken on various media roles, hosting radio programs and appearing as a political commentator.

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The great thing is that whether we have faith or not, we are

The great thing is that whether we have faith or not, we are by and large very tolerant of people, whatever their particular view.

Ed Miliband

Faith

I suppose not everyone has a dad who wrote a book saying he

I suppose not everyone has a dad who wrote a book saying he didn't believe in the Parliamentary road to socialism.

Ed Miliband

Dad

It's really important to say this. Often the faith schools w

It's really important to say this. Often the faith schools were founded before the state provided education. I want good education in this country so I'm not going to slag off faith schools. I think that it's important that people of different backgrounds and different faiths go to school together and many faith schools do that.

Ed Miliband

Faith

I don't believe in God personally but I have great respect f

I don't believe in God personally but I have great respect for those people who do and different people have different religious views in this country.

Ed Miliband

Respect

The most important lesson of New Labour is this: Every time

The most important lesson of New Labour is this: Every time we made progress we did it by challenging the conventional wisdom.

Ed Miliband

Wisdom

And think of how we challenged the idea of a male dominated

And think of how we challenged the idea of a male dominated Parliament with All-Women shortlists and made the cause of gender equality central to our government. We were right to do so.

Ed Miliband

Equality