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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We believe that government in Britain should improve the quality of people's lives and improve the quality of our public services in every local community.
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Valuing public servants would boost morale among those on the front line of implementing government policy.
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I think we should use the opportunity to leave the president in no doubt as to the extent of public concern, not just in our country, but in Europe generally about the way in which events, tragically, have unfolded,
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When it comes to our public services, decentralisation means giving power back to those on the front line - our doctors, nurses, teachers and physiotherapists, and our locally elected officials.
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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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Public perception of the Westminster arena, with all its posturings, does little to engender a sense of voter belief.
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Those who use our public services should be able to deal directly with those who manage and deliver them.
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Politics means facing up to hard choices and facing down prejudice, short-termism, the easy, tempting court of knee-jerk public reaction.
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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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It has been the greatest privilege of my adult and public life to have served, for 32 years, as the Member of Parliament for our local Highlands and Islands communities.
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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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Westminster is a jungle - and the hunter can always smell fear on its prey.
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We Liberal Democrats don't believe we should use the tax structure to champion just one type of family.
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We believe that government in Britain should be working to restore our reputation on the international stage after Iraq and engage better within Europe.