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...
party people needs
We need people like me in the Labour party.
past mystery moments
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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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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When the tides come in, all boats rise. Thousands make $1 million or more, and then there are lots of people who get $10,000. Everyone gets something, but it is by no means equitable.
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The better we know her, the better we can serve her needs.
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Rumors of coal's demise may have been greatly exaggerated.
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We're doing in 90 days what would normally take up to a year or longer. We know there are going to be failures, but we aim to fail early in the process and then fix the problems. We're sticking very clearly to industry standards and testing everything from day one.