"We live in a country afflicted by a senile and selfish capitalist system."
Neil Kinnock is a British political figure whose career has spanned parliament, party leadership, and the European stage. Elected MP for Bedwellty in 1970 and later becoming Labour Party leader from 1983 to 1992, he undertook the monumental task of modernising the party after its crushing electoral defeat, battling internal factionalism, confronting Militant entryism, and laying the groundwork for the eventual rise of New Labour.
After stepping down as leader, he served as Vice-President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004 and later as Chair of the British Council, remaining a passionate advocate for European cooperation, education, and public service.
"Neil Kinnock saved the Labour Party. Without him, there would have been no Blair, no 1997 landslide." — Peter Mandelson
