英国工党领袖埃德·米利班德在2023年工党年会英语演讲稿It’sgreattobeinBrighton.AndIwanttostartbythankingsomebodyfromthebottomofmyheartforthekindestofwords.NotJustine…oh,Iwouldliketothankher,aroundofapplauseforJustineplease,ladiesandgentlemen.Notmymum…butawomancalledEllaPhilips.Itwaslocalelectionday,Ellarodepastmeonherbike,shefelloff…it’snotfunny!IhelpedherupandafterwardsshecalledmesomethingIhadneverbeencalledbefore:shesaidIwasan“actionhero”.WhyareyoulaughingShesaidIwasanactionhero“whomysteriouslyappearedoutofnowhere”.Andshesaid,“WhataddedtoalltheconfusionwasthatEdwasactuallyattractiveandnotgeekyatall”.Ipromiseyou,shedidsaythat.Shesaid,“Eventhewayheappearedwassuave”.Idon’tknowwhyyoufindthissofunny,friends.“Hewasdressedcasually,buthehadstyle”.Soundsquiteme,doesn’titNowIwasprettypleasedwiththis,asyoucantell,untilsomethingdawnedonme:Ellawasconcussed.Shewasbadlyconcussed.Infact,sheherselfsaid,“IwasseeingthingsbecauseIwasstillinquiteadaze”.Well,Ella,youarenotkidding.Butletmesay,Ella,ifyouarewatchingtoday,thankyou,youhavemademyyear.Iwanttostarttodaywiththesimplestofthoughts.Anideathathasinspiredchangeforgenerations.ThebeliefthathelpeddriveusoutoftheSecondWorldWarandintothatgreatreforminggovernmentof1945.Anambitionthatismoreimportantnowthanithasbeenfordecades.Anemotionthatisfeltacrossourcountryatkitchentableseverynight.Afeelingthatissothreateningtothosewhowanttokeepthingsastheyare.Wordsthataresobasicandyetsopowerful,somodestandyetsohardtobelieve.Sixsimplewordsthatsay:Britaincandobetterthanthis.Britaincandobetterthanthis;weareBritain,wearebetterthanthis.Areyousatisfiedwithacountrywherepeopleareworkingforlongerforless,yearafteryearAreyousatisfiedwithacountrydividedlosingtouchwiththethingswevaluethemostAreyousatisfiedwithacountrythatshutsoutthevoicesofmillionsofordinarypeopleandlistensonlytothepowerfulAreyousatisfiedwithacountrystandingapartastwonationsWellIamnotsatisfied.WeareBritain,wearebetterthanthis.AndwehavetorebuildanewOneNation.An...
