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
stories favourite cases
My favourite novel is Frederick Forsythe's Day Of The Jackal, the story about the unproven case of this apparent Englishman who was hired to assassinate De Gaulle….
communication essence important
Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across.
party people trying
My approach is always to try to be straight with people, especially about what my party can achieve.
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.
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.
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.
kind persons over-the-top
I am genuinely not an over-the-top kind of person about politics or anything else.
years people age
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.
short-life life-is-too-short life-is-short
I'm not someone who dwells upon past events, taking the view that life is too short
thinking sensible
Actually, I think it's quite sensible not to take yourself too seriously.
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.
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.
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.
satisfaction events argument
There is no satisfaction to be derived from having had many of our arguments borne out by events.