Frank Dobson quotes

My own view is that if you filled every member of the parliamentary Labour party with a truth drug and lashed them to a polygraph lie detector, very, very few of them would support foundation hospitals. (Frank Dobson)
It is more important for Labour to raise the reputation of politics than for the Tories, who are only in politics for the money. View quote
Frank Dobson
There are alternate definitions of manhood in the West. View quote
Frank Dobson
I don't think we can go into important local elections next year... with Tony Blair as leader and expect to keep many of the councillors we've got now. View quote
Frank Dobson
Smoking is the now the principal avoidable cause of premature death in Britain. It hits the worst off people hardest of all. Smoking is one of the principal causes of the health gap which leads to poorer people being ill more often and dying sooner. View quote
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All businessmen are scum. View quote
Frank Dobson
The present system of protecting NHS patients was a bit of a shambles. View quote
Frank Dobson
I think I've had a very privileged life. View quote
Frank Dobson
I am not against Muslim schools. But as I believe in integration, I think we would be better off overall if we did not have denominational schools at all. View quote
Frank Dobson
If you say someone is thrilled, it implies talk of an exciting project. I'm wary of such talk. View quote
Frank Dobson

Frank Dobson

Frank Dobson - Image
Photo: NHS Confederation, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: British Politician
Born: March 15, 1940
Died: November 11, 2019
Quotes count: 10