Birthday: 11 February 1932, Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England, UK
Birth Name: Dennis Edward Skinner
A former coal miner, renowned for his staunchly left-wing views and outstanding attendance and voting record in the House of Commons, as well as his barbed jibes that often bring the House into raptures of laughter, Dennis Skinner is one of the last survivors of the Labour Party's "Old Left". Skinner has been Member of Parliament for...
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A former coal miner, renowned for his staunchly left-wing views and outstanding attendance and voting record in the House of Commons, as well as his barbed jibes that often bring the House into raptures of laughter, Dennis Skinner is one of the last survivors of the Labour Party's "Old Left". Skinner has been Member of Parliament for Bolsover since 1970 and was once given by The Independent newspaper the moniker of "The Beast That Roars From The Pits". Show less «
Let's get back to basics and let's represent our class. Let's talk about building houses, let's talk...Show more »
Let's get back to basics and let's represent our class. Let's talk about building houses, let's talk about getting down the dole queues, let's talk about taking on the bosses. Show less «
[on David Cameron] No wonder they call him Dodgy Dave.
[on David Cameron] No wonder they call him Dodgy Dave.
[on David Dimbleby] One of the chattering classes that believes in proportional representation.
[on David Dimbleby] One of the chattering classes that believes in proportional representation.
What we need is a bit of class politics.
What we need is a bit of class politics.
[on David Cameron] I still refer to him as Dodgy Dave.
[on David Cameron] I still refer to him as Dodgy Dave.
[on David Owen, Shirley Williams, Roy Jenkins and Paddy Ashdown] I've been fed up this last decade o...Show more »
[on David Owen, Shirley Williams, Roy Jenkins and Paddy Ashdown] I've been fed up this last decade of listening to Doctor Death and Shirley Poppins and Woy of the Wadicals and now this Paddy Backdown. Show less «
Why do we need the Liberals?
Why do we need the Liberals?
[on David Cameron] This man has done more to divide this nation than anyone else.
[on David Cameron] This man has done more to divide this nation than anyone else.
When posh boys are in trouble, they sack the servants.
When posh boys are in trouble, they sack the servants.
