87 Quotes by Douglas Alexander

Of course the decision to commit British forces in Iraq was, for many MPs, a wrenching choice. However, our responsibility in the face of a growing ISIS threat is not to be paralysed by history, but to learn the correct lessons from it.

Politicians often reveal most about themselves in unguarded moments.

Politics requires the sense of possibility. Dare I say it - the audacity of hope.

Newspapers can make their own judgment in terms of who they support in a general election. Our responsibility is to make a considered judgment about where the national interest lies.

One of the big weaknesses of the Conservative Party is not just their ignorance of and lack of effective response to the cost-of-living crisis but a more fundamental error about what makes for success in the 21st century.

Having disrupted business practices, social interactions and political campaigns, 2011 will be seen as the year that the rise of the Internet first disrupted foreign relations.

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.

What matters in any campaign is that you have a strategic core that makes the judgements, decides the strategy, and can deliver.

Under Ed Miliband's leadership, we are changing both our party's structures and culture.