Douglas Alexander famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

It's important to learn the right lessons from the past.
-- Douglas Alexander

#Past #Important #Lessons
The Government have consistently made it clear that the mechanism in the United Kingdom whereby the European draft constitutional treaty could be implemented is approval by the House of Commons followed by a referendum of the people of Britain. There is no question of implementing it by the back door.
-- Douglas Alexander

#Government #Doors #People
It is already clear that, because of advances in technology, drones are going to play an increased role in warfare in the years ahead. It is therefore vital that the legal frameworks governing their use are robust and internationally recognised.
-- Douglas Alexander

#Technology #Years #Play
Historically, Labour has used technology as a form of control. We would use pagers and faxes to send out messages telling people what line to take. The key learning from the Obama campaign is to use technology to empower your supporters.
-- Douglas Alexander

#Technology #Keys #People
If you talk to most people under 30, they don't read a newspaper.
-- Douglas Alexander

#People #Newspapers
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

#Betrayal #Winning #Foundation
Change is a process: future is a destination. People want a sense of hope, possibility and pride about Britain.
-- Douglas Alexander

#Pride #People #Want
Building the future holds more attraction than ancestor worship, whichever ancestor we're talking about.
-- Douglas Alexander

#Talking #Worship #Building
In an era of billion-person countries and trillion-pound economies, we need to find ways to amplify our voice. We are most likely to be heard when the Chinese negotiate with a ï¿½10 trillion E.U., not a ï¿½1.5 trillion Britain.
-- Douglas Alexander

#Country #Voice #Chinese
Too often, the idea seemed to be that the cost of being part of Europe was being less like Britain. So after years of fighting to defend Europe against attacks from the Eurosceptic right, it would be fatal to retreat into the same arguments and begin the battle anew.
-- Douglas Alexander

#Fighting #Years #Europe
It was here in Edinburgh that in the 1980s I joined with many others to protest against Margaret Thatcher as she arrived to address the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
-- Douglas Alexander

#Scotland #Church #Edinburgh

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