# Neil Kinnock: “It’s Not 1992. Rishi Sunak Is No John Major”  ## Metadata - Author: [[George Eaton]] - Full Title: Neil Kinnock: “It’s Not 1992. Rishi Sunak Is No John Major” - Category: #articles - Summary: insert summary - My notes: - Summary: Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock reflects on his personal and political life in an interview. He discusses the recent loss of his wife Glenys to Alzheimer's disease and the challenges of caring for her. Kinnock also shares his thoughts on current political figures, including Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. He expresses optimism for the future of the Labour Party and discusses his views on Brexit and the possibility of the UK rejoining the EU. Throughout the interview, Kinnock's resilience and determination shine through. - URL: https://www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-interview/2024/01/neil-kinnock-interview-rishi-sunak-john-major - Source File: web-only ## LLM Chats ## NotebookLM ## LLM Audio ## Highlights > When the Labour leader offered to visit after Glenys’s death, Kinnock told him: “Listen, you’ve got a lot on.” As he recalled Starmer’s reply his voice cracked and his eyes filled with tears: “He said, ‘Nothing’s more important.’” ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j0pmhg9x4t13mgkmxse7hjvq)) > guess just about every week somebody in the *New Statesman* quotes Antonio Gramsci: the only fitting mindset is ‘pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will’. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j0pmp8qgjghkz4wwemmgk2jb))