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and andy burnham got that right. diane abbott did not get that right on principle. she does not drive. [laughter and applause] diane abbott is going to answer this first. would you describe yourself as a socialist, and what does that mean to you? >> i would describe myself as a socialist, and if it means anything, it is being able to bring society together to make it more equal, to make it more just, and always to be sure that the voiceless have a voice. >> david milliband? >> yes, because it means that what we do together is greater than what we can do on our own. the words social speaks to the most basic part of who we are, which is that we get our identity and our freedom from what we are able to construct together. >> and milliband? >> yes, because we need to be able to criticize the injustices of capitalism. we can have a capitalist system for many generations to come, but we need to be willing to say there are injustices that we want to deal with, and new labor's mistake is where we need to change. >> yes, i jo
and andy burnham got that right. diane abbott did not get that right on principle. she does not drive. [laughter and applause] diane abbott is going to answer this first. would you describe yourself as a socialist, and what does that mean to you? >> i would describe myself as a socialist, and if it means anything, it is being able to bring society together to make it more equal, to make it more just, and always to be sure that the voiceless have a voice. >> david milliband? >>...
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>> andy burnham, what would you do for this section? >> i do not think that raises the question. it's people's ability to get on a life. i agree with your question labour looked dangerously disconnected from ordinary working people in the schedule. and that is our problem, we've lost sight of who we are. wrong messagehe and confuse people are -- or failure to put affordable housing up and down this country, and i would argue -- >> i see this going up and down the country. the country.
>> andy burnham, what would you do for this section? >> i do not think that raises the question. it's people's ability to get on a life. i agree with your question labour looked dangerously disconnected from ordinary working people in the schedule. and that is our problem, we've lost sight of who we are. wrong messagehe and confuse people are -- or failure to put affordable housing up and down this country, and i would argue -- >> i see this going up and down the country. the...
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>> andy burnham, what would you do for this section? >> i do not think that raises the question. it's people's ability to get on a life. i agree with your question labour looked dangerously disconnected from ordinary working people in the schedule. and that is our problem, we've lost sight of who we are. wrong messagehe and confuse people are -- or failure to put affordable housing up and down this country, and i would argue -- >> i see this going up and down the country. it doesn't matter who you vote for. that is why you campaign in support people who will make a difference. like a living wage. not just minimum wage, but a living wage of 7 pounds an hour. if we take our working-class voters for granted, we will not win again. that was one of the things that new labour did and that needs to change. change.
>> andy burnham, what would you do for this section? >> i do not think that raises the question. it's people's ability to get on a life. i agree with your question labour looked dangerously disconnected from ordinary working people in the schedule. and that is our problem, we've lost sight of who we are. wrong messagehe and confuse people are -- or failure to put affordable housing up and down this country, and i would argue -- >> i see this going up and down the country. it...
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starting with andy burnham. >> labor has been in the grip of a political elite. i came into this to break. as we go into the final stages of this race, i am fighting with everything i've got. i am fighting for different kind of labour party, one that stresses its members, that values its counselors and works constructively with its trade union partners. i want your support to rebuild labaour from the bottom up as the people's party. [applause] >> on the big issues like iraq, which did so much to destroy trust in politics, i was right at the time, and my rivals were wrong. i am only -- the only candidate who has spent 18 years as a single mother. i have a little more experience in the real world. in the 21st century, this may be what labour looks like. [applause] >> our challenge is not to revive old battles, but to have new ideas. i don't just know what i am against, i know what i am 4. redistribution of power in britain and a different kind of labour party. that is why i am the unity candidate in this election. i think i can be david cameron. with your support,
starting with andy burnham. >> labor has been in the grip of a political elite. i came into this to break. as we go into the final stages of this race, i am fighting with everything i've got. i am fighting for different kind of labour party, one that stresses its members, that values its counselors and works constructively with its trade union partners. i want your support to rebuild labaour from the bottom up as the people's party. [applause] >> on the big issues like iraq, which...