Alan Johnson
Alan Johnson
Alan Arthur Johnsonis a British Labour Party politician who served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010. Before that, he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both the Blair and Brown governments, including Health Secretary and Education Secretary. Until 20 January 2011 he was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. Johnson has been the Member of Parliament for Hull West and Hessle since the 1997 general election...
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Call this Son of Herbie. It sounds like a pretty good idea. There's not usually a lot of creativity in this space.
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ACOA has come under some harsh criticism. By putting it under the watchful eye of a progressive MP like Mr. MacKay, we can only be confident about its continuation.
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At the moment it is looking more like a 10 percent reduction by 2010.
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This investment will contribute towards the renaissance of Hull which is already under well under way.
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Rather than rest being the best remedy for back pain, for example, research now shows it can actually delay recovery and make things worse. Advising patients to stay active can help them get back to work and on with their life.
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The public has a vested interest in being sure that public employees are carrying out their duties in a professional way. In some of the cases, we received the entire file and then in others we didn't get anything. That has the appearance that there's a different standard for different types of employees.
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We found there was no one shape or size.
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We were thinking Wall Street would be flattish for the year, but we fortunately may have undershot.
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We are showing how determined we are to crack down on the distress nuisance calls cause the public.
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The Government's first priority on coming to office was to secure long-term economic stability and put an end to the damaging cycle of boom and bust.
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The past is history; The future is a mystery; This moment is a gift; That is why this moment is called the present; Enjoy it.
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Rumors of coal's demise may have been greatly exaggerated.
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We're often kind and benevolent to senior executives who fail,
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We can all argue how we value CEOs and if their pay makes sense. But we chronically overvalue CEOs. Until that's addressed, higher pay will continue.