Frank Dobson
Frank Dobson
Frank Gordon Dobsonis a British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliamentfor Holborn and St. Pancras from 1979 to 2015. He served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Health from 1997 to 1999, and was the official Labour Party candidate for Mayor of London in 2000, ultimately finishing third in the election, behind Conservative Steven Norris and the winner, Labour-turned-Independent Ken Livingstone. Dobson stood down at the United Kingdom general election, 2015...
thinking years leader
I don't think we can go into important local elections next year... with Tony Blair as leader and expect to keep many of the councillors we've got now.
face interests likelihood pubs serve sure
Pubs now face the very real likelihood of a ban. It would serve their interests to make sure it is a comprehensive one.
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It is one of the growing products of the fact the Prime Minister is going and his authority isn't as strong as it used to be.
children clever eye
People of all ages, including children, have been exposed to clever and eye-catching advertising material, .. All that will now change. Tobacco advertising is going to end, and it's going to end soon,.
believe school thinking
I am not against Muslim schools. But as I believe in integration, I think we would be better off overall if we did not have denominational schools at all.
people smoking dying
Smoking is the now the principal avoidable cause of premature death in Britain. It hits the worst off people hardest of all. Smoking is one of the principal causes of the health gap which leads to poorer people being ill more often and dying sooner.
thinking privileged-life privileged
I think I've had a very privileged life.
nhs patient bits
The present system of protecting NHS patients was a bit of a shambles.
projects exciting ifs
If you say someone is thrilled, it implies talk of an exciting project. I'm wary of such talk.
definitions west manhood
There are alternate definitions of manhood in the West.
scum businessman
All businessmen are scum.
important reputation raises
It is more important for Labour to raise the reputation of politics than for the Tories, who are only in politics for the money.
lying party views
My own view is that if you filled every member of the parliamentary Labour party with a truth drug and lashed them to a polygraph lie detector, very, very few of them would support foundation hospitals.
drinking government people
The Government's enthusiasm for 24 hour drinking puzzles me... We want people to be responsible, yet we urge them to drink.