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
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As someone who has led his party through two general elections, I have not always been immune from feeling the pressure of electioneering tactics.
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A clear conclusion has been reached, including by Conservatives, that the Conservatives are not going to win this election.
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A society which is liberal democratic cannot have public policy determined upon the basis of who has got the loudest voice - or who can brings things to a halt.
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As Liberal Democrats and proponents of federalism, we must put our heads above the parapet and recapture and disseminate the true meaning of federalism. We have to win the vocabulary before we succeed in the vision.
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A smaller-size party and parliamentary membership does not necessarily equate to lesser demands; if anything, the opposite can be the case.
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As a Scot, representing a Scottish constituency for almost the past 25 years, I do not harbour an overweening ambition to pronounce on each and every matter exclusively English.
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This is really going to be the first modern three party UK election that we have all experienced.
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The most worrying thing of all is if we are now seeing a breakdown in communication, trust and co-operation between the British forces -- who have done a heroic job there under the most dreadful of circumstances -- and aspects at least of the Iraqi domestic security forces,
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During my campaign, people of my age and younger said consistently that they would not vote because their votes simply no longer matter and because no government or member of Parliament cared a whit about their problems and their striving for employment.
Decentralisation is controversial - but that's fine. We should be fearless about having a debate.
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The point never to lose sight of is to be guided by the correct thing, as you see it. It's the only way to approach such profound matters and retain your integrity.
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I think you've got to like people. There are MPs who are either painfully shy or who don't like public speaking or don't socialise very well, and you just think this must be the worst job in the world for them.
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Labour politicians for generations have fought to bring democracy to the House of Lords.
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I think we owe it really to those forces, and to their families back home, to make quite clear what the position is and to reassure people by making quite clear that the government and parliament are thinking in terms of a safe homeward strategy for the forces.