Dennis Skinner Quotes & Sayings

I solemnly swear that I will bear true and faithful allegiance to the Queen when she pays her income tax — Dennis Skinner

Timing is always crucial in delivering a jibe. John Major thought he'd won the football pools when he succeeded Thatcher. At his first Prime Minister's Questions, the Tories cheered wildly. He rose to his feet and in the split-second hush between his MPs falling silent and Major uttering his first words I yelled: 'Resign!' There was utter pandemonium. — Dennis Skinner

When posh boys get into trouble they sack the servants. — Dennis Skinner

In the 1970s and a lot of the 1980s, we would have thanked our lucky stars in the coalfield areas for growth of 1.75 per cent. The only thing growing then were the lines of coke in front of boy George and the rest of them. — Dennis Skinner