Alan Johnson
Alan Johnson
Alan Arthur Johnsonis a British Labour Party politician who served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010. Before that, he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both the Blair and Brown governments, including Health Secretary and Education Secretary. Until 20 January 2011 he was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. Johnson has been the Member of Parliament for Hull West and Hessle since the 1997 general election...
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We were thinking Wall Street would be flattish for the year, but we fortunately may have undershot.
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We found there was no one shape or size.
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The public has a vested interest in being sure that public employees are carrying out their duties in a professional way. In some of the cases, we received the entire file and then in others we didn't get anything. That has the appearance that there's a different standard for different types of employees.
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While the fourth quarter may show signs of weakness, most firms are far enough into their fiscal year and business cycle to avoid any widespread negative impact on 2005 results.
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We can't put our head in the sand and ignore it. By the time we emerge, our world will have changed beyond recognition, and the UK would be lost in the slipstream.
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We are showing how determined we are to crack down on the distress nuisance calls cause the public.
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We believe in global champions, not local champions.
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The better we know her, the better we can serve her needs.
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We're doing in 90 days what would normally take up to a year or longer. We know there are going to be failures, but we aim to fail early in the process and then fix the problems. We're sticking very clearly to industry standards and testing everything from day one.
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We need people like me in the Labour party.
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Rumors of coal's demise may have been greatly exaggerated.
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The past is history; The future is a mystery; This moment is a gift; That is why this moment is called the present; Enjoy it.
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The Government's first priority on coming to office was to secure long-term economic stability and put an end to the damaging cycle of boom and bust.
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Overall, we had a good showing. And we're young. We're doing really well.