British - Politician | October 26, 1967 -
The Commonwealth is a vital and positive partnership between countries striving to develop trade relations and promote democracy and human rights, united by shared values.
Douglas Alexander
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It seems to me that the Conservatives neither recognise the scale of the living standards crisis facing British families nor offer credible answers as to how the British economy or British society can be better in the future.
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The style of politics that Damian McBride represents has been discredited, and Labour has moved on.
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Most people understand that Lehman Brothers didn't collapse because Gordon Brown built too many schools and hospitals.
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Kneejerk interventionism or kneejerk isolationism is the wrong course for Britain.
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The Nationalists peddle a misplaced cultural conceit that holds that everyone south of the Solway Firth is an austerity loving Tory.
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My vision for Scotland is one in which we fight together for the values we are care about: equality, fairness and social justice. Those values are the same whether you live in Dumfries or Carlisle.
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As Scots, we certainly want change today, but the change the Nationalists offer is not the change we want or need.
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In sport, as in science, business, and diplomacy, as Scots we understand that we benefit from the deep and diverse partnerships that make up the United Kingdom.
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As Scots - like everyone else - we live in an increasingly inter-connected world that demands shared solutions to shared problems. Walking away from others have never been our way. Walking with others has been our heritage and still represents our best future.
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The Olympics is a time primarily for sport and celebration, but diplomacy does not stop at the door of the U.N., and for it to work, it must be sustained and consistent.
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The 'Arab Spring' is the most spectacular example of the dispersal of power.
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