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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approach sensible
We'll set our approach to borrowing, to spending, to taxation, in a sensible way on a sensible timescale.
reveal themselves
Politicians often reveal most about themselves in unguarded moments.
conceit holds misplaced south
The Nationalists peddle a misplaced cultural conceit that holds that everyone south of the Solway Firth is an austerity loving Tory.
defeat electoral labour presents truth
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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Labour's task for government is to build consent for an outward-looking Britain as the best way to advance not just our interests, but also our values at a time of challenge, both at home and abroad.
audacity hope politics requires
Politics requires the sense of possibility. Dare I say it - the audacity of hope.
technology years play
It is already clear that, because of advances in technology, drones are going to play an increased role in warfare in the years ahead. It is therefore vital that the legal frameworks governing their use are robust and internationally recognised.
technology keys people
Historically, Labour has used technology as a form of control. We would use pagers and faxes to send out messages telling people what line to take. The key learning from the Obama campaign is to use technology to empower your supporters.
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This Network Generation have grown up in a connected world. With Skype, Facebook, Twitter and the Internet, the world is at their fingertips via their smart phone. They find the idea of watching TV programmes at a time to suit the broadcaster quaint and old-fashioned.
core decides strategic
What matters in any campaign is that you have a strategic core that makes the judgements, decides the strategy, and can deliver.
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Obama better understood community organisation and peer-to-peer communication than any recent candidate, and we are applying that lesson.