British - Politician | November 25, 1959 - June 1, 2015
Professionally I would say taking up my constituents' problems is something I continue to enjoy after 22 years as an MP.
Charles Kennedy
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Terrorism gravely threatens international peace and security, and as a solution, the power and apparent finality of force are seductive.
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Terror can never be defeated by force alone.
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By common consent, most European countries support the maintenance of robust welfare states and are comfortable with taxation systems that support them.
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I know from my own parents how important active older people are to a local community.
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We'll need to revise the tired assumption that people automatically become more conservative as they grow older.
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Liberal Democracy is all about extending choice. Give people the option to decide their retirement age, and you immediately extend their freedom in a very significant way.
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Many people want to scale back their working hours as they near the end of their careers, but not necessarily to give up work altogether.
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It's our job as Liberal Democrats to be an effective opposition - and an increasingly tough one as well.
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Fair votes - fundamentally - are about the rights and the interests of the people.
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Politics means facing up to hard choices and facing down prejudice, short-termism, the easy, tempting court of knee-jerk public reaction.
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I want our party to step up its efforts to reflect and champion the concerns of everybody who has reached the second half of their lives.
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