Charles Kennedy
Charles Kennedy
Charles Peter Kennedywas a British Liberal Democrat politician, who was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2006 and a Member of Parliamentfrom 1983 to 2015, latterly for the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth25 November 1959
eye unique holocaust
The events of the Holocaust viewed through the eyes of Anne Frank are a unique and damming testament to the dreadful atrocities of that period of our history
vote describe-me behalf
If you were to describe me as teetotal, on behalf of my constituency I'd have to sue; that would lose me every vote in the Highlands.
thinking style needs
Yes, you need substance in politics - but I think your style also says something about how you arrive at some of your conclusions.
thinking age records
The quicker we get rid of the lobby system the better for all of us. I don't think in this day and age it is tenable to have these nods and winks, and on-the-record and off-the-record briefings.
young idealism withering
My idealism has not abated, but I have witnessed it withering away nationwide, to the point where at least among the young, to have ideals is akin to being blinkered and oldfashioned.
thinking house kind
I do think there is a great deal of caricature around the House of Commons. It is just that kind of place.
thinking leader former
I think that former leaders are best seen occasionally and not too often heard - particularly on the subject of their successors!
country choices liberty
There are hard choices to be made in balancing the country's security and an individual's liberties. But it is a choice that has to be faced.
country voice fire
There stands no contradiction between giving voice to legitimate anxiety and at the same time, as and when exchange of fire commences, looking to the rest of the country, as well as all of us in the House, to give full moral support to our forces.
believe sides cooperation
We Liberal Democrats believe in dialogue. We believe in cooperation with both sides of industry and between both sides of industry. And we believe in the language of cooperation. We reject the language of confrontation.
kindness hard-work ill-health
Befriending provides a valuable lifeline to many people who feel isolated in their communities often as a result of ill health or poverty. I would like to thank all those who volunteer as befrienders and I hope that your numbers will increase in coming years. Your kindness and hard work is, I know, very much appreciated by those you help.
believe opportunity thinking
I believe that access to a university education should be based on the ability to learn, not what people can afford. I think there is no more nauseating a sight than politicians pulling up the ladder of opportunity behind them.
party government leader
For any new leader of any party at any given time it takes time if you are not in government to establish yourself.
thinking sensible
Actually, I think it's quite sensible not to take yourself too seriously.