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
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I'm not someone who dwells upon past events, taking the view that life is too short
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It is true that I entered parliament at the age of 23, and have now been representing the people of my constituency for over twenty years.
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I don't want a headline saying 'Kennedy suggests this or implies that.'
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I should do something about the cigarettes; I quite accept that it's bad for your health, but you know a moderate tipple is positively beneficial and, at certain times, absolutely essential.
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There is no satisfaction to be derived from having had many of our arguments borne out by events.
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The one thing we can all be sure about in politics is you are as well to expect the unexpected.
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Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously; equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be lamentable.
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I am genuinely not an over-the-top kind of person about politics or anything else.
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You won't catch Liberal Democrats describing trade unionists as wreckers.
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I'm a lifelong believer in trade unionism.
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Politicians are good at saying how Government must do more, but we must also think carefully about where Government should do less.
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You mustn't confuse the need for effective chairmanship, which is part of the job of the boss, along with the ability to take tough decisions and to lead people.
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We should have high expectations of our children, but politicians should not tell teachers how to meet them.
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My health is good and it's up to me to keep it that way.