Ordinary people who have lots of good ideas want more than a suggestion box, and they need a union to represent that thinking.

Never has a strong, responsible trade union movement been so needed. With austerity policies biting hard and with no evidence that they are working, people at work need the TUC to speak up for them now more than ever.

The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas and throw the bad ones away.

There is this sense of David Cameron leading a Government that's badly out of touch with ordinary people's lives. I'd absolutely welcome the opportunity to show all political leaders what life is like for most people.

Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.

A business is good if it gives a decent day's reward for a decent day's work, treats people decently, and gives them a voice at the top.