Harold Wilson once said that if Labour is not a moral crusade then we are nothing. And in the 43 years I've been a member of the Labour party argument and debate has raged over that very issue. Some say 'ideals without power mean nothing' and others say 'power without purpose leads to betrayal.'
But one thing is certain, that if our party is to have a future, and let me repeat that - if OUR party is to have a future it must speak for ordinary workers and it must represent the voice of organised labour.
More and more economists recognise that wage depression is a fundamental obstacle to sustainable growth in our economy.
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