60 Quotes by Frances O'Grady

Each day more coalition MPs in seats outside the South East come out against George Osborne’s regional pay cut plans, and Vince Cable now claims they are dead.

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.

When I look at my daughter, who’s 24, she is much more confident than I ever was and her expectations are higher. But I worry that there is a backlash brewing against progress on equality.

I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There’s very little dignity in parenthood. It’s a great leveller.

I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those can’t.

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.