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
hate mean track
I couldn't imagine a day without music. It relaxes and stimulates me in equal measure and I hate the sound of silence - the concept, I mean, not the track by Simon and Garfunkel.
feet cards world
I will go out of this world feet first with my Lib Dem membership card in my pocket.
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.
race members humans
I'm a fully paid-up member of the human race.
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.
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
jobs people decision
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.
taken serious aspect
Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously; equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be lamentable.
kind persons over-the-top
I am genuinely not an over-the-top kind of person about politics or anything else.