Jess Phillips Quotes

Jess Phillips

Profession : Politician

Birth : October 9, 1981

My family is just like most other families - we rise and fall on good and bad government policy. Politics affects us all.

Jess Phillips

I'm a believer in forgiveness. I have worked with people who have been in gangs and now dedicate their lives to helping inner city kids. I've run offender services with teachings of responsibility, empathy and understanding of the victims at their heart. I've seen people change.

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I am Left-wing. I am a socialist. I believe in sharing wealth. There's no two ways about it.

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When your worldview is challenged, you'd be surprised how quickly you can find a way to dismiss reality.

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The greatest lie that was ever told is that I'm some sort of rightwinger.

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I had pneumonia when I was 18 months old and I was given penicillin, which I was allergic to, and since then my teeth have been yellow.

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Being in France means that I am surrounded by examples of nationalised services that work.

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I don't know how all of my friends vote; it doesn't come up. But it would be a lie to say that I don't surround myself with people who have a similar moral code to mine.

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I am a party worker ant - always have been, always will be.

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If we reduce the minimum voting age to 16, as we should, then people could be auto-registered when they are issued with a national insurance card.

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I've never bent the knee to anyone in my life.

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I am manic and that leads me to behave badly at times.

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The Labour party is mainly full of amazing people who care so much about equality and social justice they are probably a bit of a bore at a family do.

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If the internet has taught me anything it is that people are either heroes or they belong in the bin.

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My mum was always extremely political. I have fond memories of making signs as a child for the nuclear disarmament protests at Greenham Common, or helping her bake cakes for them.

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If you cut me I bleed Birmingham. Others would say it's being a woman, but coming from Birmingham is the single most important part of my identity. I'm not always sure I feel English or British, but I always feel like a Brummie.

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My childhood dream was to be prime minister.

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My mum taught me the power of protest.

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Any MP who deals with immigration a huge amount, which I do, is going to worry about giving powers to the executive to change immigration law without scrutiny.

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I do find it funny, actually, why I'm not more of a Corbyn fan. I am a classic Corbyn fan, really. Not so much on the foreign policy, but I'm leftwing, pro-immigration, pro-welfare spending, there's very little that we wouldn't agree on.

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