Douglas Alexander
Douglas Alexander
Douglas Garven Alexanderis a British Labour politician who was the Shadow Foreign Secretary and former Member of Parliamentfor Paisley and Renfrewshire South...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 October 1967
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I'm in agreement with David Miliband when he says our generation of Labour politicians are not willing to hand over the direction of the country without a serious electoral fight.
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David Cameron's approach has left Britain weakened and weary because to retreat from the world is as foolish as it is futile.
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David Cameron wants people to believe that his isolation in Europe is a result of Britain being outnumbered when it matters most.
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David Cameron can change the branding of the party, but he can't change the beliefs.
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Just as people have long believed that strengthening ties of trade improves the prospects for peace and the free exchange of ideas, Facebook friendships or Twitter followings already transcend national borders.
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Our responsibility is to protect people and help them into work.
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I take UKIP very seriously. The truth is that UKIP presents an electoral challenge to all political parties. The way to defeat UKIP is not to be a better UKIP but to be a better Labour Party.
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It appears the Scottish people have rejected separatism this evening. There was a fundamental choice -- an expensive and messy divorce or the positive policies of Labour.
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The 'Arab Spring' is the most spectacular example of the dispersal of power.
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The Government have consistently made it clear that the mechanism in the United Kingdom whereby the European draft constitutional treaty could be implemented is approval by the House of Commons followed by a referendum of the people of Britain. There is no question of implementing it by the back door.
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Too often, the idea seemed to be that the cost of being part of Europe was being less like Britain. So after years of fighting to defend Europe against attacks from the Eurosceptic right, it would be fatal to retreat into the same arguments and begin the battle anew.
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Building the future holds more attraction than ancestor worship, whichever ancestor we're talking about.
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Change is a process: future is a destination. People want a sense of hope, possibility and pride about Britain.
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For me, fiscal realism is not a betrayal of Labour values; it is the foundation by which we win the trust of the public.