Author: Douglas Alexander

Quotes

I don't get up in the morning and think my mission is to end Britain. I do get up in the morning and think that my mission is to end poverty.

I don't get up in the morning and think my mission is to end Britain. I do get up in the morning and think that my mission is to end poverty.

- Douglas Alexander

A politics that defines itself by difference holds no appeal for me.

A politics that defines itself by difference holds no appeal for me.

- Douglas Alexander

As Development Secretary, I have seen in the developing world that climate change there is not a theory, is not a future threat: it is a contemporary crisis.

As Development Secretary, I have seen in the developing world that climate change there is not a theory, is not a future threat: it is a contemporary crisis.

- Douglas Alexander

The Olympics is a time primarily for sport and celebration, but diplomacy does not stop at the door of the U.N., and for it to work, it must be sustained and consistent.

The Olympics is a time primarily for sport and celebration, but diplomacy does not stop at the door of the U.N., and for it to work, it must be sustained and consistent.

- Douglas Alexander

Solidarity is the basis of my politics.

Solidarity is the basis of my politics.

- Douglas Alexander

For me, fiscal realism is not a betrayal of Labour values; it is the foundation by which we win the trust of the public.

For me, fiscal realism is not a betrayal of Labour values; it is the foundation by which we win the trust of the public.

- Douglas Alexander

What people want is a sense of a better future to come.

What people want is a sense of a better future to come.

- Douglas Alexander

Building the future holds more attraction than ancestor worship, whichever ancestor we're talking about.

Building the future holds more attraction than ancestor worship, whichever ancestor we're talking about.

- Douglas Alexander

We can have enhanced devolution - greater powers in Scotland - but within the strength, security and stability of the United Kingdom, and I think that's what most Scots want.

We can have enhanced devolution - greater powers in Scotland - but within the strength, security and stability of the United Kingdom, and I think that's what most Scots want.

- Douglas Alexander

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