British - Politician | October 26, 1967 -
I take UKIP very seriously. The truth is that UKIP presents an electoral challenge to all political parties. The way to defeat UKIP is not to be a better UKIP but to be a better Labour Party.
Douglas Alexander
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The depth of concern people feel about UKIP is not always matched by depth of understanding.
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Of course we need to show we are a genuine alternative to an unpopular, Conservative-led government. But we need to set ourselves a higher standard than a party offering anger like UKIP.
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Of course we are looking to win support across every section of society. We win support by speaking to voters on the issues they most care about.
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I've never been interested in self-promotion and that side of politics; and if that means people judge that you're less prominent than others, that's a choice I've been willing to make.
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Any politician in a democracy has to be mindful of public opinion.
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David Cameron can change the branding of the party, but he can't change the beliefs.
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I'm in agreement with David Miliband when he says our generation of Labour politicians are not willing to hand over the direction of the country without a serious electoral fight.
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My general approach to opposition is where the government is getting something right, we should say so. And where we disagree with them, we should say so, too.
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Newspapers can make their own judgment in terms of who they support in a general election. Our responsibility is to make a considered judgment about where the national interest lies.
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I think politicians who suggest they are uninterested in the support of newspapers are not being straight with people.
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What matters in any campaign is that you have a strategic core that makes the judgements, decides the strategy, and can deliver.
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