Jonathan Ashworth
The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
Jonathan Ashworth is a prominent Labour politician focused on health and social equality. This interview reveals his visionary approach to leadership, emphasizing the need for systemic change to address health inequalities and improve the lives of citizens.
“Alcoholism colored my childhood Through that alcoholism, I've had so many different emotions from shame, embarrassment, frustration, despair, sadness, heartbreak. I always remember A child, I do remember him picking me up from school and falling over. Maybe we had to get a taxi home.”
“I think when you look at some of the active industrial policy that John McDonald's talking about, I think that's hitting a chord. One of the most popular policies we announced in the general election, and I had the privilege to announce it, was getting rid of the public sector pay freeze.”
“There will be. Oh my gosh. Some of my friends will be sending me the rudest text messages when they hear this, I'm afraid, because I've got lots of my friends who are part of that campaign. But I might be wrong, it's just my reading of the situation.”
“But we've all known that Jeremy has had traditionally had sceptical views about the EU. That's not come as a surprise. And it has been, it was exposed, or Jeremy made it quite clear in two leadership contests. Members voted for Look, you know, we cannot be starry eyed about the European Union.”
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson — The Jonathan Ashworth One
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